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Oregon Ducks 5-1 Overall (3-0 Conference)
This Week’s Score: Oregon 24 – UCLA 10
Next Week’s Opponent: BYE
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Oregon Ducks (4-1) vs. UCLA Bruins (3-1)
Saturday, October 10, 12:30 PM PST
Las Vegas Favorite: Oregon -3.5
*AllPac10 Game of the Week*
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Washington State Cougars (1-3) vs. Oregon Ducks (3-1)
Saturday, October 3, 6:15 PM PST
Las Vegas Favorite: Oregon -33.0
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Cal Bears (3-0) vs. Oregon Ducks (2-1)
Saturday, September 26, 12:30 PM PST
Las Vegas Favorite: Cal -7.0
*AllPac10 Game of the Week*
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Oregon Ducks 2-1 Overall (0-0 Conference)
This Week’s Score: Oregon 31 – Utah 24
Next Week’s Opponent: Cal
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Utah Utes (2-0) vs. Oregon Ducks (1-1)
Saturday, September 19, 12:30 PM PST
Las Vegas Favorite: Oregon -5.0
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Oregon Ducks 1-1 Overall (0-0 Conference)
This Week’s Score: Oregon 38 – Purdue 36
Next Week’s Opponent: Utah
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Before every college football season, a series of watch lists are released to let fans know who the award committees will be closely following for each of college football’s awards. With outstanding play, a player not on the preseason watch list can still go on to win the award. The preseason watch list is just a good indication of which players are considered the early favorites to win the award.
Listed below are all of the Pac-10 players who were included on the national lists. The only two awards not listed are the Heisman Trophy and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. The Heisman Trophy does not release a preseason watch list, and the Unitas Award, which is handed out to the nation’s best senior college quarterback, had no Pac-10 players on their watch list.
Congratulations to the players named, and good luck taking home the hardware!
| Maxwell Award Most Outstanding Player Jahvid Best, California Davey O’Brien Award Aaron Corp, USC Doak Walker Award Fred Biletnikoff Award D’Andre Goodwin, Washington John Mackey Award Ed Dickson, Oregon Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award Tyson Alualu, California Rimington Trophy Kenny Alfred, Washington State Outland Trophy Kristofer O’Dowd, USC |
Walter Camp Award Player of the Year Award Jahvid Best, California Chuck Bednarik Award Reggie Carter, UCLA Bronko Nagurski Trophy Stephen Paea, Oregon State Jim Thorpe Award Taylor Mays, USC Dick Butkus Award Chris Galippo, USC Ted Hendricks Award Dexter Davis, Arizona State Lou Groza Award Kai Forbath, UCLA Ray Guy Award Bryan Anger, California
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Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Bears, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies
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Aaron Corp, Alterraun Verner, Anthony McCoy, Brian Price, Bryan Anger, Chris Galippo, colin baxter, D'Andre Goodwin, Damian Williams, Daniel Te’o-Nesheim, Dexter Davis, Ed Dickson, Eric Lorig, Jacquizz Rodgers, Jahvid Best, Jake Locker, Jeff Byers, Jeremiah Masoli, Kai Forbath, Keaton Kristick, Kenny Alfred, Kevin Riley, Kristofer O'Dowd, LeGarrette Blount, Logan Paulsen, Malcolm Smith, Nic Grigsby, Reggie Carter, Rob Gronkowski, Ryan Moya, Stephen Paea, Syd’Quan Thompson, T.J. Ward, Taylor Mays, Thomas Weber, Toby Gerhart, Walter Thurmond III, Will Tukuafu
This is an important season for Nick Aliotti (defensive coordinator) and his Oregon defense. There are high expectations in Eugene, and in all likelihood, the Ducks offense will do its part.
But for Oregon to play in Pasadena twice this season (once being at UCLA), the secondary will have to step up in a big way.
Aliotti’s defenses are known for achieving great success through aggressive man-to-man defense, and for the most part, they played that way in 2008 even though the numbers seem to tell a different story.
The defensive backfield finished 111th nationally in pass defense, and last in the Pac-10. There were a number of reasons for this, ranging from the UO offense’s time of possession (last in nation at 25:11), to the run defense being so strong (23rd nationally, 2nd in Pac-10).
Still, in two of the Ducks three losses (against USC and Boise State), the secondary allowed an average of 414.5 yards passing, and repeat performances against the Broncos and Trojans will be unacceptable.
Walter Thurmond III runs it in for the score
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