Don Smalley – Page 6

OREGON ESCAPES LUBBOCK WITH A COME FROM BEHIND WIN – The Ducks Most Certainly Didn’t Draw It Up That Way, But Any Win is a Good Win

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 Don Smalley

College coaches like to say any road win is a good win and if that’s the case, Oregon just managed to get a very good win early in this season. For the first time since […]

OREGON NEAR THE END OF FALL CAMP AS GAME WEEK APPROACHES – From Billboards to Last Minute Clean Up, the Ducks Are Gearing Up For Portland State

August 24, 2023 Don Smalley

The offseason is almost over. And so is fall camp. It seems like a distant memory since the Oregon Ducks have played an actual football game. The Ducks have had two camps as well as […]

THE ATHLETIC LISTS ITS TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES FOR 2023 – Oregon Head Man Dan Lanning Mysteriously Not on the List

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 Don Smalley

Stuart Mandel, senior college football writer for The Athletic, recently ranked his most intriguing Top 25 head coaches in college football for the 2023 season and it conspicuously left off one high profile name. That’s […]

WE BETTER ENJOY THIS PAC-12 SEASON AS IT WILL BE THE LAST ONE AS WE KNOW IT – Oregon and Washington Going to the Big Ten Ended the Future of the Conference

August 7, 2023August 7, 2023 Don Smalley

Oregon’s 2023 home football schedule looks like this. Portland State, Hawaii, Colorado, Washington State, California, USC, and finally Oregon State. All in all it’s a favorable schedule where the Ducks should be favored in six […]

( FALL CAMP ) OREGON COORDINATORS MEET WITH THE MEDIA – Will Stein and Tosh Lupoi Hope to Compliment Each Other to Generate Success for the Ducks in 2023

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 Don Smalley

It’s a dynamic that’s not often discussed in the game of college football,…or even in the NFL. It’s true, the offensive and defensive coordinators don’t have to get along and certainly don’t have to coordinate […]

FALL CAMP IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY – Oregon Takes the Practice Field for the First Time On Wednesday to Prepare for the 2023 Season

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 Don Smalley

In just a month, the Oregon Ducks will begin the 2023 football season taking on Portland State at home in Autzen Stadium. But head coach Dan Lanning has plenty of work to do before his […]

( PAC-12 PREVIEW ) WASHINGTON TRIES TO PROVE 2023 WASN’T A FLUKE – Kalen DeBoer Led the Dawgs to an 11-2 Season and an Alamo Bowl Victory

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Don Smalley

If the first season under Kelen deBoer is going to be the norm, then his hiring might be the best in the history of Washington Huskies football. The Dawgs were in turmoil under the previous […]

(PAC-12 MEDIA DAY) OREGON SHOULD BENEFIT FROM A FULL OFF-SEASON LED BY DAN LANNING – Analytics From Year One Should Prove Valuable In Diminishing Coaching & Player Miscues

July 22, 2023July 22, 2023 Don Smalley

The Oregon Ducks under Dan Lanning in his first season as a head coach were really good. That’s hard to dispute after a 10-3 record and a huge Holiday Bowl win over North Carolina. Normally, […]

IS TY THOMPSON’S EARLY SPRING GAME STRUGGLES CAUSE FOR CONCERN FOR DAN LANNING MOVING FORWARD – The Ducks No. 2 Quarterback Had A Poor First Half Before Bouncing Back

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 Don Smalley

At first glance, Ty Thompson’s final numbers from Saturday’s performance weren’t half bad. But if you paid attention to his ability to find the correct receiver, his multiple off-target throws, his inability to consistently move […]

OREGON HAS EXPERIENCED SOME CHANGES AHEAD OF ITS SECOND SPRING GAME UNDER DAN LANNING – “I think we got a lot of football players that can play. I think we’re having more depth, especially defensively right now, more depth than we did last year.”

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Don Smalley

From Day 1 of Spring Camp, Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning said he wanted to analyze what went right and what went wrong from the previous season and improve on it. The Ducks went […]