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Glad to see you will be at Oregon Football’s Media day Tuesday interviewing the players. You have SO much more experience and skills than the vast majority of other media attending. I personally look forward to your articles!

Expected wait time . . . five years and one day after law takes effect.

It’s Oregon Football Media Day! Duck Insider returns with Head Coach Dan Lanning and student-athletes live in the studio.

Agree. Recruiting at such a high level year to year is a huge advantage. The tp will thin depth for sure. But I think the teams that recruit top 5, perhaps 10, will still dominate the sport most years. We will still have outlier making/winning the NC. Oregon had 2 teams play for the NC, should have been 3 (2001), with lesser talent from a recruiting standpoint across the board. IU did it last year. The beauty of today's cfb is that more talent will spread out and we will get better football. No longer are a handfull of team able to hoard talent.

Oregon releases updated roster ahead of start of fall campEUGENE, Ore. — With fall camp practices 48 hours away, the University of Oregon has released an updated fall camp roster that includes the additions of three freshmen. Wide receiver Jalen Lott, offensive lineman Immanuel Iheanacho and defensive lineman Anthony Jones each enrolled this summer following the conclusion of spring ball. Lott will wear No. 10, Iheanacho will be in No. 79 and Jones will wear No. 90. Tight end Andrew Olesh is now wearing No. 19 and Dayton Raiola is in 81, the number Olesh had worn during spring. ‌ The updated roster also included the additions of numerous walk-ons to get the Ducks to the 105-player maximum. Heights and weights were not included in this roster release. They are expected to be offered later during fall camp, likely just before the season kicks off on Sept. 5 against Boise State. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-releases-updated-roster-ahead-of-start-of-fall-camp-288681726/

In regards to Lanning as DC for Georgia, that team was loaded with NFL talent. And I believe Lanning is a great defensive coach. In my humble opinion both Dillingham and Stein just mailed in the same plans they had used before. Their effort and energy was for their new team The CF Powers that be need to change the opening of the Portal until the conclusion of the Playoffs! 🤣 I can only dream.

Ducks add proven frontcourt production with Malique Ewin commitmentOregon has landed a commitment from former Arkansas forward Malique Ewin, adding an experienced scorer, rebounder and rim protector to its 2026-27 roster.The 6-foot-10, 240-pound Ewin brings the Ducks an experienced and productive interior presence after averaging 9.8 points and 5.7 rebounds across 37 appearances for Arkansas during the 2025-26 season. He becomes eligible to continue his college career following a federal court ruling that opened the door for members of the 2022 high school graduating class to compete for a fifth season. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/ducks-add-proven-frontcourt-production-with-malique-ewin-commitment-288648639/

Thanks for the update. I didn't realize this had changed. I guess 5 in 5 works out to about the same, but no extension for injuries could be tough. Guess will have to wait until challenged in court.

When it comes to 🤑, the Power 2 are best of frenemies. https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/the-big-ten-and-sec-already-owned-college-football-now-theyre-running-roughshod-on-capitol-hill-153711594.html

31 teams (!) with a chance of being in the 2026 PO field - https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49465229/college-football-playoff-31-teams-make-cfp

One thing that probably doesn't get noted enough was Oregon's decimated running back situation going into the second Indiana meeting. Not only was there in-experience in playing time carrying the ball, but inexperience in blocking. The two running backs vs Indiana were Hill and Harris who ranked No. 3 and No. 6 in season rushing. Davison, Whittington and Limar were 3 of the top 4 running backs the game earlier against James Madison. Harris was the 5th running back with one carry vs James Madison. Indiana had one of those magical seasons from an injury standpoint. And, of course, those missing running backs for Oregon weren't missing from the defense.

Just a note that I am here for coverage. Most if this will be on GoDucks Youtube, but trying to make my visibility a thing this year. Can't travel to a bunch of road games, but will work to be more "present" here.

Polly went to the market and dropped these odds. 😁 Five and dime for OBD. 5th best odds to win it all at 10% On32026 National Championship Polymarket odds entering colle...At Polymarket, traders are already taking positions on which program will win the national championship in 2026.

Of course, there are always repercussions. Good news for Indiana State with the potential to take the bus and earn a $1 million-plus body bag check. On3Notre Dame-Indiana home-and-home series canceled as Irish...Notre Dame and USC are renewing their rivalry. As a result, the Fighting Irish and Indiana will no longer play in 2030 and 2031.

Four-year series starting in 2030 after Notre Dame agreed to play the games earlier in the season. Not many traditions are left in CFB. I'm glad this series is back. 2030? Will Marcus Freeman be coaching in the NFL? Will Linc be missing from LA? 2030 through 2034, how often will Oregon be scheduled to play SC? I'm hoping that after the current B1G schedules conclude in 2028, the four West Coast teams will play one another every season. On3USC, Notre Dame renew rivalry with series beginning in 2030The USC-Notre Dame rivalry is officially back. USC announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with Notre Dame.

NCAA responds to the amended ruling. On3NCAA responds to Colorado judge's clarification on class-...The NCAA has responded to a Colorado judge's clarification on the class-wide injunction of the age-based eligibility model.

USC and Notre Dame will play a four-game series beginning in 2030. Notre Dame blinked and agreed to play SC in the season opener. SuperWest SportsUSC and Notre Dame to renew rivalry in four-game series b...USC and Notre Dame will renew their storied rivalry and compete once again for the Jeweled Shillelagh beginning in 2030.

Or more likely... Your team got that bye by playing an extra game so it's 16 games anyways. The "bye" just shifts their bye week. Champ games get open game at the end of the season and the winners get their bye week while the first round goes on. Losers get an extra game with no reward.

The USA Today Coaches Poll will be released tomorrow, 8/4/26, at Noon Eastern on YouTube.

Thank you, David, for another terrific article. I'm surprised Dan Lanning didn't melt down in December of 2025. His DC and OC were off to HC jobs and had to keep the recruits pledged to Cal and Kentucky intact and keep the players they wanted to retain out of the portal. Will and Tosh were not encouraging players to remain at Oregon for another season and continue to play for their DC or OC. Dan also had to keep the 2026 class in place, try to retain all of the players he wanted to keep on the roster, and bring in the portal players he wanted. This while preparing for a 1st-round PO game against JMU and then dealing with the logistics of playing the next round in Miami. 🤪 A Coach Crazy-making calendar. The Big Ten wanted the portal closed until the playoffs concluded. But the B1G's logical proposal was rejected. Sound familiar? The CFB calendar penalizes the top teams, which makes no sense. The Protect College Sports Act would provide relief. Like the NFL, there would be restrictions on 'free agency,' penalties for poaching players and coaches before the end of the season, and no coach could be hired by another team before the conclusion of the playoffs. A 24-team playoff and the additional games are in the valuation process. There is no reason to expand the field if the games are not worth the candles. If the price is right, this will bring an end to conference champ games, which college coaches (except Mario 🙃) would be happy to see disappear. With a 1st-round bye, a team has to play 15 games to win it all. 16 games if you do not have a 1st-round bye. No coach whose team is a lock for the field wants to play an extra game against a motivated, quality opponent. A 2025 B12 champ game knocked 12-2 BYU out of the playoffs. (Of course, 10-3 Bama's champ game loss to Georgia didn't count. 🤬) Indiana went 16-0 with a mature roster and all assistant coaches on deck. The Hoosiers were able to overcome injuries, including a bizarre post-champ-game injury to Indiana's best DL player, but no position group was devastated, and no top backups left for the portal. It takes skill and luck to win it all. In the champ game, the Miami kicker bounced a FG try off the goalpost. An extra point try by the Indiana kicker hit the upright and bounced through the goalpost. And a special teams blocked punt for a TD was critical to the Indiana win. It will take skill, luck, and overcoming ridiculous waits between games for OBD to play for it all in Las Vegas on 1/25/27. Thanks again, David, and Beat Boise!

Georgia's back to back titles came with some pretty old teams that lost loads to the draft which meant they lost juniors and seniors and then reloaded and did it again the following year... And lost loads to the draft. Those teams got old back in the day because of the wait your turn mentality.

I would agree with that. Lanning has a rematch problem that I know I wrote an article about at the end of last season. I might need to republish it. But from this last season the defense was good against Texas Tech and TT doesn't have the offensive firepower their stats showed but still. But it felt like it didn't get the attention needed. I am only guessing because I am not in the know... But did Lupoi take his hands off the defense and the lack of leadership not allow for Hampton to take over more when he should have? Could Mehringer taken over more offensive duties from Stein? Or did Lanning not want to make those changes because he didn't want a chaotic loss to blemish his new picks at coordinator? Again.. I know nothing and am just saying things.

I think Lupoi got exposed and embarrassed by Chip. And then again by Shanahan. Lupoi is a good coach when it comes to recruiting and player development, maybe great. I am suspect of his play calling and adjustments when the heat is on. Lupoi seemed predictable imo. We will see this year.

"The defense in the Peach Bowl just melted and didn’t look anything like itself, even compared to the previous game against Indiana. It was predictable and just lacked any new wrinkles." Likewise the season earlier in the rematch with Ohio State. That game in particular it looked like Oregon's defense expected Ohio State to make no changes in the Rose Bowl from the regular season meeting.

The Judge clarifies and limits her 5-for-5 eligibility ruling. Agents cannot be happy. 😍 AP NewsJudge clarifies NCAA eligibility order, which could blunt...The judge who granted the right to play another year of college sports to some athletes whose eligibility ran out last school year issued a new order to make clear that does not include football playe