Autzen Audibles: DuckTerritory's Oregon athletics podcast

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Should Oregon football's future NFL draft picks sit out the year? Aug 31, 2020

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Should Oregon football's future NFL draft picks sit out the year?

Across the college football landscape more and more players are electing to sit out the upcoming 2020 fall or 2021 winter football season to ensure that they stay healthy ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft. At Oregon, the Ducks are going to field a team this winter that will feature multiple high NFL Draft picks, including a potential No. 1 overall selection. Should any of Oregon's players choose to sit out the season, or is playing this season their best course of action for their NFL chances?

Matt Prehm and Kevin Wade discuss the top names we believe will have to make a decision on playing or sitting out the upcoming year.

The very latest in Oregon football recruiting Aug 28, 2020

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In Friday's Podcast, Matt Prehm and Kevin Wade of DuckTerritory.com dive into the top offensive line and defensive line prospects the Oregon Ducks are recruiting for the class of 2021 and give their thoughts on where things currently stand for multiple recruits.

Matt and Kevin discuss the latest rumblings with Oregon's top offensive line target Kingsley Suamataia, is Oregon slipping from the top spot of four-star guard Bryce Foster, what we are hearing regarding four-star guard Jager Burton ahead of his Sunday verbal commitment date, is Oregon still considered one of the teams in the driver seat for No. 1 overall recruit Korey Foreman, and what we are hearing on the recruiting trail about Oregon football recruiting.

All that and more in today's podcast!

Who will be the surprise commitment of 2021 for Oregon? Aug 26, 2020

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What's the latest with Oregon's top offensive line target? Who could be the surprise verbal commitment of the 2021 class that becomes a game-changer? How is Oregon going to balance their roster with the news that current players will get an extra year of eligibility? Are the Ducks losing any kind of ground with one of the state of Texas' top overall players?

Matt Prehm and Kevin Wade of DuckTerritory.com open up the mailbag and answer a handful of questions that discuss all things the Oregon Ducks! In this podcast.

Oregon's six most important recruits and the impact they carry? Aug 24, 2020

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In today's Autzen Audibles Podcast, Matt Prehm and Kevin Wade discuss the six most important recruits the Oregon football program is going after to finish up the 2021 recruiting class, and what kind of impact each of those six players would bring to the table for Oregon's class.

The 2021 recruiting class is currently ranked first among Pac-12 programs in 2021 and has a national ranking of fifth in the country. Matt and Kevin discuss Oregon's chances of landing each of the six players, and what would happen at each position of the six players should they commit to Oregon or another school. Who are the top targets at the position, how many spots can be filled, who does Oregon turn to if they miss out on a prospect?

All that and more in today's edition of the Autzen Audibles Podcast!

The wildest recruiting stories in Oregon football history Aug 21, 2020

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What are the wildest recruiting stories of Oregon football? What do we remember from covering or watching those crazy recruitments play out in real-time? In Today's Autzen Audibles Podcast, the guys break down all the stories and wild rumors that were around some of the 10 most talked-about recruitment and commitments in Oregon football history.

Matt Prehm, Erik Skopil, and Kevin Wade discuss the recruitments of some of Oregon's most talented players in recent memory. Players like former five-star Haloti Ngata Jonathan Stewart, De'Anthony Thomas, Arik Armstead, Kayvon Thibodeaux, and some of the heartbreaking losses like Shaq Thompson and Budda Baker.

All that and more in today's edition of the Autzen Audibles Podcast!

How far will Oregon football be setback by not playing in 2020? Aug 19, 2020

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Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil have fielded Oregon Duck fans' questions from this past week and compile them into simple and easy spot for you all to find!

In today's podcast, Matt and Erik discuss the postponement of college football in the Pac-12 and if this is going to impact the program's growth and if they are missing a key developmental season for Mario Cristobal's version of the Ducks.

Matt and Erik also discuss what the Ducks will be doing in the fall now without a football season, and if we could see the team do any kind of scrimmages against themselves. Plus, what's Oregon's defense going to look like in the near future and what will the recruiting impact be for Oregon's secondary and linebackers? Matt and Erik also discuss college basketball and the potential loss of the NCAA Tournament or at minimum a modified version of it, and how that impacts the Oregon men's basketball team, expanding Autzen Stadium, and the Blazers vs Lakers series.

Former Ducks doing well as the NBA Playoffs begin Aug 17, 2020

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The NBA Playoffs are here, and that means Oregon Duck fans multiple players from the Ducks who are chasing after the NBA Championship.

Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil of DuckTerritoy.com discuss what we've learned about the careers of former Oregon Duck and current NBA players Troy Brown, Dillon Brooks, Chris Boucher, and Bol Bol. All four former Ducks had impressive performances during the NBA's restart, with Boucher of the Toronto Raptors and Bol Bol of the Denver Nuggets moving on into the NBA's Playoffs. Matt and Erik discuss each of the four's play inside the restart as well as what their futures hold with each of their respective teams.

EXCLUSIVE: Catching up with women's basketball coach Kelly Graves Aug 14, 2020

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In today's Autzen Audibles podcast, Erik Skopil hosts Oregon women's basketball coach Kelly Graves for an exclusive interview. Graves goes in-depth about what he's seen from his former pupils in the WNBA, how summer workouts have looked and how a women's basketball season might impacted by COVID-19.

Reaction from Mario Cristobal and Rob Mullens talk postponement of 2020 sports Aug 13, 2020

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Oregon Athletic Director Rob Mullens and Oregon head football coach Mario Cristobal spoke with the media during a 30-minute ZOOM call about the Pac-12's decision to postpone all sports competitions through the rest of 2020.

Mullens and Cristobal spoke about what the emotions were like when the decisions were made, what the outlook is for football and other sports moving forward, how big a financial hit could the school take without sports being played, what's the next steps for Oregon football's players and their status with the team, and their thoughts on what spring football could be like.

Matt Prehm, Erik Skopil, and Kevin Wade of DuckTerritory.com break it all down while also providing their thoughts on the 30-minute interview.

All that and more in today's edition of the Autzen Audibles Podcast!

Mailbag: Should Oregon hold scrimmages in the fall to prepare for 2021? Aug 12, 2020

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The latest edition of the Autzen Audibles Mailbag is here!

In today's podcast, DuckTerritory.com's Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil discuss the Pac-12 football season being canceled and should the school/Pac-12 look into doing some kind of expanded spring practice period in the fall, and if the Ducks could scrimmage one another for a mini-season. Plus could COVID-19 lead to conference expansion in some regard, how a delay could actually help the Oregon football program, and how does football handle the scholarship numbers moving forward.

All that and more in today's edition of the Autzen Audibles Podcast!