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The Oregon Ducks fell to 4-3 in Willie Taggart's first season as head coach after the No. 23 Stanford Cardinal (5-2) cruised to a 49-7 victory on Saturday night at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. Heisman candidate and Cardinal running back Bryce Love rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns (136 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter), including a 67-yard touchdown run to put Stanford in front 14-0 before five minutes had ticked off the first quarter clock. True freshman Braxton Burmeister started his second-consecutive game for the Ducks at quarterback, but completed just three passes on eight throws. He did not throw for a touchdown and was picked off twice by the Stanford defense. Burmeister did find the end zone with his legs in the first quarter for the first time in his career, but the scramble wound end up being Oregon's first and last scoring play of the night. Redshirt senior quarterback Taylor Alie played a quarters' worth of snaps in the second half and… Read More

The Oregon Ducks fell to 4-3 in Willie Taggart's first season as head coach after the No. 23 Stanford Cardinal (5-2) cruised to a 49-7 victory on Saturday night at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. Heisman candidate and Cardinal running back Bryce Love rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns (136 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter), including a 67-yard touchdown run to put Stanford in front 14-0 before five minutes had ticked off the first quarter clock. True freshman Braxton Burmeister started his second-consecutive game for the Ducks at quarterback, but completed just three passes on eight throws. He did not throw for a touchdown and was picked off twice by the Stanford defense. Burmeister did find the end zone with his legs in the first quarter for the first time in his career, but the scramble wound end up being Oregon's first and last scoring play of the night. Redshirt senior quarterback Taylor Alie played a quarters' worth of snaps in the second half and… Read More

Live from the Valley River Inn at 7:00 Hosts: Maverick Pallack and Nick Baxter 7:00 Oregon at #23 Stanford

• The Matchup
• Weekend of upsets

7:10 Oregon's Defense

• DB Brady Breeze is taking advantage of every snap (story by Alex Castle)
• How to stop Bryce Love
• How much has this defense grown?

7:20 Oregon's Offense

• Tyrell Crosby has returned and the stats show (story by Marc Grandi)
• Will Burmeister have an expanded playbook?
• Charles Nelson could be back

7:35 Final Predictions and Players to Watch

• Over the River…

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Oregon escaped Pullman with a five-set victory over Washington State (22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 17-25, 15-13). Leading the way once again was outside hitter Taylor Agost, totaling 24 kills on 63 attacks, along with seven digs. Opposite-side hitter Willow Johnson struggled for much of the match, but came alive in the fifth set, tallying six kills in the final frame. Defensively, Lindsey Vander-Weide led the way with 21 digs. Oregon now stands 4-4 in conference play and 11-5 overall. The Ducks return home for a weekend series against the Arizona schools next week. MATCH STORY (by Austin Cracraft): Read More

Oregon escaped Pullman with a five-set victory over Washington State (22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 17-25, 15-13). Leading the way once again was outside hitter Taylor Agost, totaling 24 kills on 63 attacks, along with seven digs. Opposite-side hitter Willow Johnson struggled for much of the match, but came alive in the fifth set, tallying six kills in the final frame. Defensively, Lindsey Vander-Weide led the way with 21 digs. Oregon now stands 4-4 in conference play and 11-5 overall. The Ducks return home for a weekend series against the Arizona schools next week. MATCH STORY (by Austin Cracraft): Read More

Oregon soccer finally got its first Pac-12 win of 2017 in a 3-0 win over Arizona State on Friday. Marissa Everett scored twice early in the first half and Miranda Schulz added the third goal in the second half to give the Ducks the comfortable lead. Oregon heads to the Bay Area to take on ranked opponents Stanford and California before coming back to Eugene. Game story (by Shawn Medow) Interviews Head coach Kat Mertz… Read More

Oregon soccer finally got its first Pac-12 win of 2017 in a 3-0 win over Arizona State on Friday. Marissa Everett scored twice early in the first half and Miranda Schulz added the third goal in the second half to give the Ducks the comfortable lead. Oregon heads to the Bay Area to take on ranked opponents Stanford and California before coming back to Eugene. Game story (by Shawn Medow) Interviews Head coach Kat Mertz… Read More

Redshirt freshman Brady Breeze has seen just limited action on the Oregon defense throughout 2017, but that doesn't mean he hasn't made his presence felt. With five special teams' stops this season, the young safety sits tied atop the PAC-12 in that category. Having been rewarded the Ducks' Special Teams' Player of the Week for his action in Week five, Breeze served as a team captain during Oregon's matchup with Washington State. Listen below to the full story of the young Oregon-native making an impact in any way he can for Oregon Football. Brady Breeze Making the Most of Special Team's Opportunities (by Alex Castle)

Redshirt freshman Brady Breeze has seen just limited action on the Oregon defense throughout 2017, but that doesn't mean he hasn't made his presence felt. With five special teams' stops this season, the young safety sits tied atop the PAC-12 in that category. Having been rewarded the Ducks' Special Teams' Player of the Week for his action in Week five, Breeze served as a team captain during Oregon's matchup with Washington State. Listen below to the full story of the young Oregon-native making an impact in any way he can for Oregon Football. Brady Breeze Making the Most of Special Team's Opportunities (by Alex Castle)

HOSTS: Marc Grandi and Alex Castle QuackSmack is live from the Valley River Inn. Watch live on Twitter @KWVASports. 6:00  Oregon football travels to Palo Alto

• Round 2: who do the Ducks start at QB?
• What must Oregon do to stay close?
• Which team rushes for more yards?
• Score predictions

6:20  Oregon volleyball falls in a thriller in Seattle

• Ducks can't win for a second-straight time in Seattle
• Five-set match: who and what…

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