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Troy Franklin Proving To Be Among Nation’s Best Pass Catchers

By Aiden Hess

It’s no secret that Troy Franklin has been the favorite target of Ducks’ quarterback Bo Nix five games into the Oregon Football season. Franklin has gotten off to a crazy start to the year and easily the fastest of his collegiate career. So far in 2023, he has put up a team leading seven receiving touchdowns and 535 yards. If Franklin can keep up even a similar pace all the way through his year, we may see his name be in recognition for the Fred Biletnikoff Award given to the nation’s best wide receiver.

Last Saturday, the Ducks traveled to Palo Alto, Calif. to take on the Stanford Cardinal in their first Pac-12 matchup of the season. Oregon’s offense sputtered out of the gate, going three and out on their first two drives. Oregon trailed Stanford 3-0 after the first quarter and fell behind 6-0 after another long Cardinal field goal in the second quarter. It wasn’t until a touchdown drive in the middle of quarter number two highlighted by a…

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Troy Franklin Proving To Be Among Nation’s Best Pass Catchers

By Aiden Hess

It’s no secret that Troy Franklin has been the favorite target of Ducks’ quarterback Bo Nix five games into the Oregon Football season. Franklin has gotten off to a crazy start to the year and easily the fastest of his collegiate career. So far in 2023, he has put up a team leading seven receiving touchdowns and 535 yards. If Franklin can keep up even a similar pace all the way through his year, we may see his name be in recognition for the Fred Biletnikoff Award given to the nation’s best wide receiver.

Last Saturday, the Ducks traveled to Palo Alto, Calif. to take on the Stanford Cardinal in their first Pac-12 matchup of the season. Oregon’s offense sputtered out of the gate, going three and out on their first two drives. Oregon trailed Stanford 3-0 after the first quarter and fell behind 6-0 after another long Cardinal field goal in the second quarter. It wasn’t until a touchdown drive in the middle of quarter number two highlighted by a…

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QuackSmack: Monday (10/2/23)

Hosts: Levi Bergthold, Griffin Bowes, Lily Crane, Jackson Elliot

6:00 Oregon Football Overcomes Sluggish Start at The Farm

  • Game recap
  • Worried about the 1st Quarter?
  • Top performers

6:20 Oregon Soccer Finding Their Stride, Drops 2 Conference Games

  • Match review versus Colorado, Utah
  • The offense wakes up
  • A changeup in goalkeeper for the Ducks

6:40 Football Roundup

  • USC almost chokes in Boulder
  • Utah’s luck finally runs out vs Oregon State
  • Washington finds a way

Oregon Volleyball Recap: Oregon takes 1st conference loss to the Cougars

Written Story by Ben Schoenfield

Today at Matthew Knight Arena the #6 Oregon Ducks (13-1, 3-0) faced off against the #7 Washington State Cougars (13-1, 3-0) at 12:00. The Ducks came in with a 20-match home winning streak. The Cougars are coming in on a 12-game winning streak.

In the first set the Cougars got off to a hot start and scored the first 10 points of the match. Washington State was capitalizing off of errors by the Oregon team, as well as being on point defensively with a lot of blocks. In the second half the set was played pretty close, after the first 10 points it was 15-14 for the rest of the set. Washington State won the first set 25-14.

In the second set the Ducks stabilized and won the second set, the set was a lot of back and forth with a few runs. Oregon recovered and turned around the kill to error ratio. The Ducks kept the Cougars streaks to a minimum.  Oregon won the set 25-20, tying the match at 1 set each.

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Soccer Recap: Oregon's 2 Goals Not Enough to Stop Utah And a Hat Trick by O'Kane

By: Logan Thompson

The Oregon Ducks (0-8-2) came into this game against the Utah Utes (4-3-4) with a good bit of optimism after playing their best game of the season on Thursday against a very strong Colorado side. Unfortunately for the Ducks, this wasn't enough.

The game didn't start out the best for the Ducks as Utah dominated possession early eventually resulting in a penalty committed by the Ducks in the box. The resulting free kick was converted by Katie O'Kane giving Utah an early lead in the 19'. Utah continued their attack after this but the Ducks caught a break in the 25' as a Utah shot from the far side barely rolled past the goal on the near side.

After this things turned around in the Ducks' favor for the rest of the half. After a strong shot by McCulloch was saved, a couple of minutes later Kaitlyn Paculba scored her first goal of the season in the 40' during a strong Ducks counter. The good play would continue for the Ducks with a…

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Soccer Recap: Oregon's 2 Goals Not Enough to Stop Utah And a Hat Trick by O'Kane

By: Logan Thompson

The Oregon Ducks (0-8-2) came into this game against the Utah Utes (4-3-4) with a good bit of optimism after playing their best game of the season on Thursday against a very strong Colorado side. Unfortunately for the Ducks, this wasn't enough.

The game didn't start out the best for the Ducks as Utah dominated possession early eventually resulting in a penalty committed by the Ducks in the box. The resulting free kick was converted by Katie O'Kane giving Utah an early lead in the 19'. Utah continued their attack after this but the Ducks caught a break in the 25' as a Utah shot from the far side barely rolled past the goal on the near side.

After this things turned around in the Ducks' favor for the rest of the half. After a strong shot by McCulloch was saved, a couple of minutes later Kaitlyn Paculba scored her first goal of the season in the 40' during a strong Ducks counter. The good play would continue for the Ducks with a…

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PREVIEW: Oregon VB Has a Top-10 Match with the Cougars

by Cuinn Huber

The University of Oregon Volleyball Team is preparing for its first match of the season against
a ranked PAC 12 team with the Washington State Cougars coming to Matthew Knight Arena on Sunday. These two teams are ranked at number six and number seven respectively setting the stage for a cutthroat match between these two volleyball powerhouses. The Ducks are coming having won every single home game last season and all of the ones that have been played so far this season putting immense pressure on them to keep the streak alive against arguably their most difficult opponent so far this season. Ducks Star players Mimi Colyer, Morgan Lewis, and Karson Bacon the current PAC 12 defensive player of the week will have to be playing at their maximum if the Ducks want to win this game. The team also needs to minimize their errors to not allow Wazzu an opportunity to get a leg up.

The Washington State Cougars are also coming into match only losing one…

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PREVIEW: Oregon VB Has a Top-10 Match with the Cougars

by Cuinn Huber

The University of Oregon Volleyball Team is preparing for its first match of the season against
a ranked PAC 12 team with the Washington State Cougars coming to Matthew Knight Arena on Sunday. These two teams are ranked at number six and number seven respectively setting the stage for a cutthroat match between these two volleyball powerhouses. The Ducks are coming having won every single home game last season and all of the ones that have been played so far this season putting immense pressure on them to keep the streak alive against arguably their most difficult opponent so far this season. Ducks Star players Mimi Colyer, Morgan Lewis, and Karson Bacon the current PAC 12 defensive player of the week will have to be playing at their maximum if the Ducks want to win this game. The team also needs to minimize their errors to not allow Wazzu an opportunity to get a leg up.

The Washington State Cougars are also coming into match only losing one…

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PREVIEW: Ducks Are Looking to Get Their First Win of The Season Against Utah

By: Jack McArthur

The Oregon Ducks will face off against the Utah Utes at home tomorrow on October 1, 2023, at 1 PM PST. The Ducks have a record of 0-8-2, while the Utes sit at 4-3-4. Utah’s head coach is Hideki Nakada, who is in his third season at the helm. Oregon’s head coach is Graeme Abel, who is in his fourth year as the head coach of the Ducks. Abel’s overall head coaching record at Oregon is 19-18-18. Utah is coming off of a 2-2 tie against Oregon State last Thursday. Oregon on the other hand are looking to bounce back from their 1-3 defeat against the Colorado Buffaloes the other day on Thursday, September 28th. The Ducks are currently on a two game losing streak.

The Ducks have implemented various tactical changes this season, including a goalkeeper swap before last Thursday’s match-up against Colorado. Oregon have made a multitude of line-up changes, as they continue to search for a spark to help turn their season around. Last Thursday, Oregon lost to…

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PREVIEW: Ducks Are Looking to Get Their First Win of The Season Against Utah

By: Jack McArthur

The Oregon Ducks will face off against the Utah Utes at home tomorrow on October 1, 2023, at 1 PM PST. The Ducks have a record of 0-8-2, while the Utes sit at 4-3-4. Utah’s head coach is Hideki Nakada, who is in his third season at the helm. Oregon’s head coach is Graeme Abel, who is in his fourth year as the head coach of the Ducks. Abel’s overall head coaching record at Oregon is 19-18-18. Utah is coming off of a 2-2 tie against Oregon State last Thursday. Oregon on the other hand are looking to bounce back from their 1-3 defeat against the Colorado Buffaloes the other day on Thursday, September 28th. The Ducks are currently on a two game losing streak.

The Ducks have implemented various tactical changes this season, including a goalkeeper swap before last Thursday’s match-up against Colorado. Oregon have made a multitude of line-up changes, as they continue to search for a spark to help turn their season around. Last Thursday, Oregon lost to…

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