Autzen Audibles: DuckTerritory's Oregon athletics podcast

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Mailbag Podcast: What's led to Oregon's success in recruiting? May 27, 2020

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In today's Autzen Audibles Podcast, Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil answer the best questions submitted to them by Oregon Duck fans on Oregon football recruiting, college football, and more.

Today's episode discusses why Oregon is currently going through the greatest run in college football recruiting we've ever seen over a three-year period and why it won't stop as long as Mario Cristobal is the team's head coach. We also discuss recruiting that defensive back position and if there should be any kind of concern or worry that there isn't a commitment at this position group yet. Matt and Erik also discuss Oregon's potential breakout players for the 2020 football season, and how could Oregon handle ticketing their fans for a socially distanced Autzen Stadium this fall.

Athlete Brand Expert talks Name, Image, and Likeness and athletes at Oregon May 25, 2020

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In today's Autzen Audibles Podcast, Voltage Management's Co-Founder Zach Soskin speaks with the show about the NCAA's decision to allow athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness starting in 2021.

Zach works with athletes to help them better market themselves, build brands, and then maintain their personal brands. He has also worked with Oregon's recruiting department for the football program while he was a student at Oregon and has previously worked with Adidas in their Grassroots Football Sports Marketing department and their Social Media and Brand Marketing department.

Should football be played without fans or wait? May 22, 2020

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In the latest episode of the Autzen Audibles Podcast, Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil discuss the option of playing college football with or without fans in attendance, and should the sport as a whole elect to wait to play with fans inside the stadium or not. What's the best option and what should they choose to do? Matt and Erik give their opinions on all the options and pick the option that they feel best fits the sport during this time.

Mailbag: What will Oregon's 2021 Recruiting class look like? May 20, 2020

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Each week Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil field Oregon Duck fan's best questions and answer them the best they can. In this Autzen Audibles Mailbag, Matt and Erik tackle a lot of Oregon football and Oregon football recruiting questions.

Matt and Erik discuss when we think we'll know if football is going to be palyed on time and if the Pac-12 could play a season without all 12 schools. We also discuss the 2021 NFL Draft and how many first-round draft picks the Ducks will have, how Oregon will get below the 85 scholarship limit ahead of the 2021 season, what the 2021 recruiting class could look like.

The show also ends with a trip down memory lane where we discuss the best non-Oregon player and non-quarterback to play inside Autzen Stadium since the 2000 college football season.

Oregon is recruiting like we've never seen before at offensive line May 19, 2020

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The Oregon Ducks just landed a verbal commitment from four-star offensive tackle Jonah Miller. He becomes Oregon's ninth four-star offensive line commit since the 2018 recruiting cycle and the third four-star offensive line commit in the 2021 recruiting class. Oregon's on pace to have one of their best classes in school history and their best offensive line class in school history. Who is next to commit along the offensive line and how many prospects will Oregon want to try and sign in the 2021 recruiting class?

Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil discuss all things Oregon football recruiting with a focus on the program's offensive line efforts in this class and beyond.

What timeline for football returning is the best? May 18, 2020

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What model of getting football back to being played presents the best opportunity for the sport, for the Pac-12, and for the Oregon Ducks? Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil dive into those questions in the latest edition of the Autzen Audibles Podcast.

There are more than a few models out there being suggested for when and how college football could return. Forget what model has the best chance of happening, let's focus on what model presents the best case for the Oregon Ducks and the Pac-12 in its entirety. In this podcast we discuss multiple returns to play models being discussed by College Football Administrators and national media members and give our opinions on the most popular plans.

What athletes at Oregon will profit the most off name, image, and likeness rules? May 15, 2020

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The NCAA took steps to "modernize" amateur sports by allowing its athletes the same economic freedom as any other student on campus at any NCAA school. The move will go into effect January 2021 at the latest.

With that in mind, Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil discuss what athletes at Oregon could see themselves cashing in on their on-field and off-field success through this new avenue for athletes to profit.

Matt and Erik each have five athletes who they believe will be able to pull in advertising dollars and other sponsorship deals on a local and national level, and they aren't all football players.

All that and more is included in this Friday edition of the Autzen Audibles Podcast.

Who will be the highest-rated commit in 2021? May 13, 2020

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Welcome to this week's Autzen Audibles Podcast! In today's show, Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil tackle a handful of Oregon football recruiting topics that were sent in. The Ducks have been able to go out and land back-to-back recruiting classes that feature five-star recruits in them. Can the Ducks make it three years in a row and land a five-star recruit? And who could also be Oregon's most likely commit, but also the most highly rated? Is he a five-star recruit?

Matt and Erik also discuss if Oregon could only sign three five-star or four-star recruits in the 2021 class and the rest of the class be made up of three-star recruits, what three elite recruits make the most sense?

All that and more in this week's Mailbag Episode!

Mario Cristobal provides an important recruiting update May 10, 2020

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Oregon head football coach Mario Cristobal did a live interview recently with the school's in-house reporter Rob Moseley. During that interview, Cristobal discussed a wide range of topics but most noteably why the Ducks signed a graduate-transfer quarterback, recruiting, and how the freshmen progressed through spring ball.

Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil of DuckTerritory.com break down and give you the analysis of everything Cristobal discussed during the 30-minute interview.

Emergency Podcast: Oregon lands their highest-rated commit in 2021 May 08, 2020

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Oregon has landed the commitment from four-star offensive tackle Bram Walden. He becomes one of the highest-rated players to ever commit or sign with the Ducks at offensive tackle in program history. The commitment was a huge get for Oregon's 2021 class and the future.

Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil have recorded an emergency podcast after Walden's commitment to break it all down from a historical context and what this means for Oregon football's future.