After the retirement of Nick Aliotti, former linebackers coach Don Pellum was named the newest Defensive Coordinator at Oregon on Tuesday afternoon. His full introductory press conference is available below:   Tune in to Quack Smack tonight at 6:00 for more insights on the new hire. -Ryan Rouillard  

After the retirement of Nick Aliotti, former linebackers coach Don Pellum was named the newest Defensive Coordinator at Oregon on Tuesday afternoon. His full introductory press conference is available below:   Tune in to Quack Smack tonight at 6:00 for more insights on the new hire. -Ryan Rouillard  

HOSTS: Joey McMurry, Robbie Sirven and Cameron Derby 6:00  –  Oregon Men's Basketball's Weekend at Home

• Stanford wins a tournament atmosphere game 82-80.
• Elgin Cook's block, Artis three gives Ducks a chance at the end (plus Stanford choking on free throws).
• Didn't like the Loyd dribble in and shoot for first time to tie it. Had time to run something better.
• Blown free throws by Cardinal gain, so Artis had a chance to win it but missed the lay-up.
• Conference record now 1-3... lost three straight.
• Ducks out of AP…

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The Ducks hosted Stanford with an opportunity to stop their 2-game losing streak. But the Cardinal picked up on 15 Oregon turnovers and poor defensive play from the Ducks. Listen in for more of this game. -Andrew Bantly (@abant3)

The Ducks hosted Stanford with an opportunity to stop their 2-game losing streak. But the Cardinal picked up on 15 Oregon turnovers and poor defensive play from the Ducks. Listen in for more of this game. -Andrew Bantly (@abant3)

In the 91st Civil War matchup, Oregon State beat Oregon for the 6th time in a row in women's basketball on Saturday night at Matthew Knight Arena. -Bobby Ward

In the 91st Civil War matchup, Oregon State beat Oregon for the 6th time in a row in women's basketball on Saturday night at Matthew Knight Arena. -Bobby Ward

HOSTS: Aaron Green, Kelsy Alston and Travis Teich 7:00  –  Recap Quack Smack 7:05  –  Oregon Women's Basketball

• WBB hosting 91st Civil War Series
• Jillian Alleyne: First-team All-Conference Caliber?

7:20  –  Oregon Men's Basketball: Break down loss

• Cal defeats Oregon 96-83
• Oregon goes down in back-to-back conference games
• Altman still has not defeated Cal, Montgomery in UO coaching career
• Oregon plays Stanford Sunday

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HOSTS: Aaron Green, Kelsy Alston and Travis Teich 6:00  –  Oregon Men's Basketball continues Cal struggles

• Cal defeats Oregon 96-83
• Oregon goes down in back-to-back conference games
• Altman still has not defeated Cal, Montgomery in UO coaching career
• Oregon plays Stanford Sunday

6:15  –  Oregon Women's Basketball

• WBB hosting 91st Civil War Series
• Jillian Alleyne: First-team All-Conference Caliber?

6:30  –  Lane Kiffin now plays Robin to Nick Saban's Batman

• Kiffin takes Offensive Coordinator job at Alabama
• Was Kiffin the right hire?
• Thoughts on the college coaches carousel: James Franklin, Bobby Petrino, Charlie Strong…

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Welcome to the first weekend watch of 2014. We hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and wish everyone a great year ahead. It's been a very exciting week around the department. We launched Quack Smack 2.0 on Monday and have kicked off the new format with four great shows. Week 1 concludes tonight with another great show. Aaron Green, Kelsy Alston and Travis Teich have you covered starting at 6:00 pm with an hour of Quack Smack and then the first Friday Night Spotlight in the new format from 7:00-9:00. Also tonight, KWVA sports staff members Ryan Rouillard and Anthony Piganelli will be at South Eugene High School for a showdown between the Lady Axe and the #1 Willamette Wolverines. You can find the live stream starting at 7:00 here. Over the weekend, be sure to stay tuned to our… Read More