Autzen Audibles: DuckTerritory's Oregon athletics podcast

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Emergency Podcast: Pac-12 postpones sports for rest of 2020 Aug 11, 2020

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The Pac-12 Conference announced August 11th they wouldn't be playing in any competitions for the rest of the year for all sports within the Pac-12 Conference. The league will allow schools to continue to train if allowed, but there won't be any games until 2021. Matt Prehm, Erik Skopil, and Kevin Wade of DuckTerritory.com break down all the news of the day and what this means for Oregon's football program and other athletic programs for the rest of the 2020 season. What fall out could we see in 2021 and when could sports return in 2021?

All that and a lot more in this special edition of the Autzen Audibles Podcast.

Oregon football recruiting needs for 2021 Aug 10, 2020

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The Oregon Duck Football program is crushing it on the recruiting trail, and we break down where the Oregon Ducks are in a good spot short term and also long term from a positional standpoint. We also go into more than a few recruiting topics and how the Oregon Ducks are going to be moving to wrap up their 2021 recruiting class.

What positions are the Ducks in a place of strength long term on offense and defense, what areas need to add a few more high impact players for long term health, and what players is Oregon targeting on the defensive side of the ball should a few players leave early? Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil answer all those questions and a lot more in this edition of the Autzen Audibles Podcast!

Oregon football's three most intriguing games in 2020 Aug 07, 2020

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The Oregon Duck football program received a No. 9 ranking in the preseason College Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll earlier, and we're here to break down the Top 25 rankings, Oregon's chances at making the college football playoff, the rest of the Pac-12 inside the rankings, and if the Pac-12 is getting the respect that the league should have. Plus, on this podcast episode, Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil dive into the three most intriguing Oregon football games of the 2020 football schedule, the toughest game on the docket for Oregon, and if we believe Oregon's chances of running the table and making the playoffs are now better or worse after the elimination of non-conference games.

All that and a heck of a lot more in today's episode of the Autzen Audibles Podcast.

Mailbag: Could Oregon football recruiting sign back-to-back best ever classes? Aug 05, 2020

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The Autzen Audibles Podcast is back with another edition of the Mailbag, where we answer Oregon Duck fans' best questions submitted over the past week. In today's Mailbag, we cover Oregon's top targets at multiple positions in the 2022 recruiting class, if 2021's class could be the best ever and then if the 2022 class could surpass it, how does high school football being pushed to the spring impact college football recruiting.

Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil answer all those questions above on recruiting, while also discussing the Player Unity demands from the Pac-12 and how that is being received among Oregon players and their peers across college and high school football. Matt and Erik also discuss the wide receiver position group and a few questions on that position.

All that and more in today's Autzen Audibles Mailbag!

Discussing the Pac-12 Player Demands, Oregon's new schedule Aug 03, 2020

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Jevon Holland is one of a handful of Pac-12 football players who have banded together to try and have the Pac-12 improve player safety, social reform, protect future programs from being eliminated, and to help athletes be able to generate money while playing the sport they play.

The Pac-12 also recently announced a revised 10-game, conference-only schedule for the 2020 football season. The Ducks saw an additional game added to their original nine-game conference schedule, and there were a few other modifications towards Oregon's schedule.

Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil break it all down on the latest episode of the Autzen Audibles Podcast.

EMERGENCY PODCAST: We have a new Oregon football schedule! Jul 31, 2020

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On Friday afternoon, the Pac-12 released a new slate of football schedules for the fall of 2020. That includes a new 10-game conference only schedule for the Ducks. The schedule saw some major shakeups. One game's location has been moved. Dates have been reshuffled. The Ducks have even added an opponent not previously scheduled.

DuckTerritory's Erik Skopil and Kevin Wade break down all of that and more in this special emergency episode of the Autzen Audibles podcast.

Mario Cristobal gave a hint to who could replace Justin Herbert at Quarterback Jul 31, 2020

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Did we just get a big hint about who could start at quarterback in replace of graduated started Justin Herbert? During a recent interview with FOX, Oregon head football coach Mario Cristobal had some very interesting comments about who is leading in the quarterback position battle to replace Justin Herbert as the starting quarterback. He also discussed Oregon's defense and the fact that this year's unit will feature more than a few Alpha Dogs on that side of the football and how Oregon could handle COVID-19 while playing a season.

Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil break down all the main topics from Mario Cristobal's interview and a lot more!

Answering your Oregon football Recruiting questions Jul 29, 2020

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Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil are back for another edition of the Autzen Audibles Mailbag, and on this edition of the podcast the guys break down all the top questions Oregon Duck fans have submitted about Oregon football recruiting and where the program is heading.

Today's podcast discusses Oregon's surge of commitments and how Oregon's football coaching staff will be able to balance the size of the class, how many players they can add, and if they are running out of room for some of the top prospects still left on the board.

Matt and Erik also discuss Oregon football and what could happen to the roster and the schedule if the season is postponed towards 2021. Plus, stay till the end for some discussion on a five-star prospect and the Ducks' chances.

All that and more is included in this episode Autzen Audibles Podcast!

First impressions on Sabarina Ionescu's WNBA debut Jul 27, 2020

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Three Oregon Duck women's basketball players made their NBA debuts over the weekend, including No. 1 overall pick Sabrina Ionescu. How did the trio perform and what are the instant takeaways from the three games for the Duck rookies?

In today's podcast, Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil discuss Oregon's trio of WNBA rookies (Ionescu, Satou Sabally, and Ruthy Hebard) and how they performed in their first professional basketball games. Matt and Erik also look ahead to the first showdown between the former Duck teammates and other items of note that you need to know about.

The Pac-12 needs to adopt this new 2020 football schedule Jul 24, 2020

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The 2020 football season will be unlike anything we've seen before as games are being canceled and now potentially shifted to later dates in the year. A new report out of one of the biggest media voices who covers Pac-12 football says the league could also be adopting a new schedule for the upcoming fall to allow its teams to play as close to a normal, regular schedule as possible.

Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil discuss Jon Wilner's report about the Pac-12 moving to a 10-game conference schedule and what changes and other ideas they'd like to see made for this upcoming season.