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Two of Oregon's best offensive weapons are in the backfield. CJ Verdell and Travis Dye give the Ducks one of, if not the best running back duos in the Pac-12 and one of the better tandems in the country. The emergence of Sean Dollars late last season makes the group even more diversified in terms of skills. Verdell missed the last two games of the season with a left thumb injury that hampered him even earlier than that. It was the first games Verdell missed in his career and he enters what will be his fifth-year junior season will facing questions about health. Oregon tried to lesson the load on Verdell the past few springs, with last year's practices cut short before full contact any way. It's been over five months since he was at 100% on a field though. - The Oregonian

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RB CJ Verdell, Oregon
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03/29/21 - Bo Nix, rSr/2024, Oregon, 6-2, 214 (DS#6 QB) + More +

Auburn quarterback Bo Nix and head coach Bryan Harsin are still getting to know each other during their first spring together, but in the last two weeks both gave nearly identical answers on a very important topic. Nix's development has been one of the primary concerns for Auburn during spring practice, and Harsin and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo's backgrounds playing and coaching the quarterback position undoubtedly made the head coach-play caller an attractive pairing.

Nix and Harsin were asked over a series of days about what aspects of the game Nix needs to concentrate on the most, and both the quarterback and his head coach explained there's no shortage of ways Nix can up his game. "Obviously, as a quarterback and as a competitor, really everything. Every part of my game I want to get better," Nix said on March 17. "I want to be consistent, especially from the pocket. Gauging my receivers … getting on the same page as those guys, sticking in the pocket and making throws. I feel like this spring is going to be really good because last year we didn't have one. So this year, there's extra practice time to sharpen some things like feet - having quick feet - and just the little things that play a part in playing quarterback." - Birmingham News

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QB Bo Nix, Oregon
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03/19/21 - Bo Nix, rSr/2024, Oregon, 6-2, 214 (DS#6 QB) + More +

Auburn's first A-Day under Bryan Harsin will take place on Saturday, April 17 at 1 p.m., FBS Schedules announced on Twitter on Wednesday. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network+. Ever SEC spring game will be broadcast on that network except Alabama's A-Day, which will be broadcast on ESPN. SEC Network+ is different from SEC Network because it is not a TV channel. Instead, it is a streaming service "the ESPN App on smartphones, tablets and OTT streaming devices and on computers via ESPN.com," according to SECSports.com. A-Day will be the culmination of spring practice, which started Monday. These practices are the first time for the players to get on the field with their new coaching staff. Only one coach, Cadillac Williams, was retained from the former staff. - Birmingham News

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QB Bo Nix, Oregon
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03/09/21 - Bo Nix, rSr/2024, Oregon, 6-2, 214 (DS#6 QB) + More +

Bryan Harsin detailed his plans for his first spring as Auburn head coach during his appearance on the Talking Tigers podcast with Auburn play-by-play announcer Andy Burcham on Monday. Harsin said the Tigers will begin their spring practices on Monday, March 15 and will practice on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Harsin explained the alternating days to start the week gives the players and coaches time to process the prior day's work and for the players to recover. The consecutive days to end each week, meanwhile, will give the players a small taste of what practicing throughout the fall will be like. Harsin said the plan is for the Tigers to get seven practices in before their first scrimmage - presumably on Saturday, March 27 - then take a week off for what amounts to a spring break for the players while the coaches prepare for the remaining practices. - Opelika-Auburn News

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QB Bo Nix, Oregon
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02/15/21 - Dillon Gabriel, rSr/2025, Oregon, 5-11, 205 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Central Florida hired Gus Malzahn as its football coach Monday, a little more than two months after he was fired by Auburn. Malzahn was 68-35 in eight years with the Tigers, never having a losing season and going 39-27 in the Southeastern Conference. UCF scheduled an afternoon news conference to introduce its new coach. UCF lost both its athletic director (Danny White) and football coach (Josh Heupel) to Tennessee last month. UCF hired Terry Mohajir as AD last week. Mohajir was the athletic director at Arkansas State during Malzahn’s one season at the Sun Belt school. UCF has been one of the top teams in the American Athletic Conference since joining the league in 2013. The Knights have won the conference three times and played in three BCS or New Year's six bowls. - AP College Football

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QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
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02/14/21 - Bo Nix, rSr/2024, Oregon, 6-2, 214 (DS#6 QB) + More +

The first practices of the Bryan Harsin era are about a month away. Auburn teased the start of spring practice on Saturday evening, tweeting out a short video clip to generate excitement for the spring season while announcing that practices will begin in 31 days. That puts the start of spring practices on Tuesday, March 16 -- tracking with what Harsin said last month about aiming for a mid-March start date. It will be Auburn's first opportunity to practice under Harsin, who took over the program in late December after the program parted ways with former coach Gus Malzahn. - Birmingham News

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QB Bo Nix, Oregon
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02/03/21 - *Kayvon Thibodeaux, rSo/2022, Oregon, 6-4, 256 (DS#3 DE) + More +

For Oregon to get there will mean getting Thibodeaux, Funa, Andrew Faoliu, Brandon Dorlus, Mase Funa and other members of the front seven freed up to rush the passer. Thibodeaux had 38 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and three pass breakups in seven games last season and won the Morris Trophy as the Pac-12?s best defensive lineman, as voted on by the players. DeRuyter is aiming to maximize Thibodeaux's evolving skills. DeRuyter said Thibodeaux has a skill set comparable to Von Miler, who he coached while at Texas A&M, and schematically Oregon might look closest to that unit.

"The ability to bend, the pass rush value, really excited about him," DeRuyter said. "We used Von in a Joker position, what we called it back then. We will have the flexibility to do that, depending on the package and personnel that we're in to have him there but we're going to move him around a bunch. "I've already sat down with KT and explained to him we're probably not going to have him playing 4i at all, but we're going to move him around. On third down we moved Von from an A gap to a B gap to a C gap, we moved him all around to try to take advantage of matchups." - The Oregonian

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DE *Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
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01/28/21 - Nate Heaukulani, rSr/2022, Oregon, 6-0, 224 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

Another Oregon senior is returning for an extra season of eligibility. Inside linebacker Nate Heaukulani, a former walk-on awarded a scholarship in 2020, will return to the Ducks in 2021, according to a team spokesman. Heaukulani appeared in five games in 2020, most notably at Cal. He had two tackles in three games in 2019 and three tackles while redshirting in 2018. - The Oregonian

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ILB Nate Heaukulani, Oregon
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01/28/21 - Jaron Waters, rSo/2024, Oregon, 6-2, 187 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Two more Oregon players have entered the transfer portal. Receiver/defensive back JR Waters and edge defender Isaac Townsend, both redshirt freshmen, have entered the portal, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. Waters, who redshirted in 2019 due to a preseason foot injury that required surgery, moved to cornerback last season due to lack of depth at the position. The Oxnard, California, native had one tackle in two games in 2020. - The Oregonian

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WR Jaron Waters, Oregon
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01/27/21 - George Moore, rSr/2022, Oregon, 6-6, 312 (DS#39 OT) + More +

George Moore will return for a seventh season of college football. The Oregon offensive tackle, who started all seven games for the Ducks in 2020, is returning in 2021, the program announced Tuesday. Moore's return means the Ducks will have their entire starting offensive line back next season. Moore's career began at the College of San Mateo, where he spent 2015-16 before coming to Oregon in 2017. He was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA in mid-August. - The Oregonian

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OT George Moore, Oregon
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01/26/21 - Anthony Brown Jr., rSr/2022, Oregon, 6-1, 217 (DS#18 QB) + More +

Both of Oregon's top two quarterbacks will return this offseason. Anthony Brown, who transferred to UO from Boston College last spring and took a bigger role in the Pac-12 championship game and Fiesta Bowl, announced he's returning to the Ducks on Sunday. Brown was 15 of 23 for 164 yards and two touchdowns and had seven carries for 40 yards with two touchdowns and a fumble in the final two games for Oregon last season. - The Oregonian

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QB Anthony Brown Jr., Oregon
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01/22/21 - Jaylon Redd, rSr/2022, Oregon, 5-08, 170 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Oregon Ducks wide receiver Jaylon Redd will return for a fifth season, according to a source. Redd, a senior in 2020, is taking advantage of the NCAA not counting last season against players' eligibility because of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the college football season. Redd, signed as part of the 2017 recruiting class, has started three out of his four seasons with the Ducks. In 37 games, the slot receiver has caught 118 passes for 1,238 yards and 14 touchdowns. He's also carried the ball 21 times for 148 yards and five touchdowns. - The Oregonian

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WR Jaylon Redd, Oregon
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01/19/21 - *Noah Sewell, rSo/2023, Oregon, 6-2, 246 (DS#4 ILB) + More +

Oregon's next defensive coordinator will inherit some elite talent, including one of the nation's top young inside linebackers. Noah Sewell, the Pac-12 freshman defensive player of the year, was named to the Football Writers Association of America 2020 freshman all-American team on Monday. During his debut season with the Ducks, Sewell tied for the team lead with 45 tackles. He also had 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble in seven games. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Sewell, the younger brother of former Oregon left tackle and 2019 Outland Trophy winner Penei Sewell, was the only Pac-12 player on the FWAA freshman all-American team. - Register Guard

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ILB *Noah Sewell, Oregon
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01/13/21 - *Kayvon Thibodeaux, rSo/2022, Oregon, 6-4, 256 (DS#3 DE) + More +

2020 PAC-12 MORRIS TROPHY WINNER: Oregon sophomore defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux has been named the defensive recipient of the 41st annual Morris Trophy, which is presented to the most outstanding offensive and defensive lineman in the Pac-12 Conference in a vote amongst the players. The league's starting offensive linemen vote for the defensive winner and vice versa. Thibodeaux is the eighth Duck to win the Morris Trophy and the third player in the last four years under head coach Mario Cristobal's guidance to claim the award. Offensive lineman Penei Sewell won the award in 2019 and current Detroit Lions tackle Tyrell Crosby was honored in 2017 when Cristobal was the Co-OC and offensive line coach. Thibodeaux's most dominating performance of the season came against other recipient of the Morris Trophy Alijah Vera-Tucker and the USC offensive line in the Pac-12 Championship Game. Behind a staggering 12 quarterback pressures, two tackles for loss and one sack, Thibodeaux was name the Pac-12 Championship Game MVP as Oregon captured its second consecutive league title. - Oregon Football

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DE *Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
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01/06/21 - Dru Mathis, rSr/2022, Oregon, 6-2, 224 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

Oregon's No. 3 inside linebacker is coming back in 2021. Dru Mathis, who had 11 tackles in six games with one start this season, told The Oregonian/OregonLive that he'll return for a third season with the Ducks. A junior college transfer in 2019, Mathis had nine tackles that fall as the backup to weak-side linebacker Troy Dye. - The Oregonian

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ILB Dru Mathis, Oregon
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