FishDuck Article

Four new Big Ten head coaches come on board in 2026: Long-time Utah HC Kyle Whittingham at Michigan; long-time Northwestern HC Pat Fitzgerald at Michigan State; long-time Iowa State HC Matt Campbell at Penn State; and Bob Chesney, a coach with terrific success at undercard college football (CFB) programs, takes over at UCLA. Even our Mr. FishDuck paused from his ... Read More Source Read the full article here...

This is the fourth article in a series examining the schedules of the ten teams with the best odds of winning the 2026-27 College Football (CFB) National Championship Playoff and it covers one of our favorites? We’ve looked at the schedules for Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Georgia. This article will look into the CFB Crystal Ball to see if ... Read More Source Read the full article here...

Spring Football has sprung, and Spring games have been completed from North to South and Coast-to-Coast. On April 25th, Oregon was the Big Ten’s last team to play its Spring Game, then Ducking into off-season practice before the start of Fall practice. The Sporting News (TSN) Preseason Composite Top 25 Poll has eight Big Ten teams ranked in the top ... Read More Source Read the full article here...

This is the third article in a series examining the schedules of the ten teams with the best odds to win the 2026-27 College Football (CFB) National Championship. Is a team’s schedule a barrier or a boon to making the playoff field? Here’s an obscure insight into the obvious: No team will win a Playoff if it isn’t in the ... Read More Source Read the full article here...

It is madness, scheduling madness in our favorite sport, college football. Many of you know that I like to offer my thoughts in our free football forum, and often it is pertaining to the schedules of the many teams that we play in the Big-10. Today, I believe that Oregon fans would want to learn about the Buckeye football schedule ... Read More Source Read the full article here...

College Football 2026 Schedule Previews – This is the first in a series of articles examining whether a college football (CFB) team’s 2026 schedule will help or hurt with an invitation to the 2026-27 CFB Playoff. In 2025, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football finished the season with a record of 10-2, winning ten straight games after dropping its first ... Read More Source Read the full article here...

Have you ever watched a team lose three starters at one spot and somehow look stronger heading into the next year? That is the story shaping up along Oregon’s offensive line in 2026, and almost nobody outside of Eugene is paying full attention. The Ducks finished as a Joe Moore Award finalist for the third straight year in 2025, then ... Read More Source Read the full article here...

In 2025, the Oregon Ducks were predicted to take a step back in football after losing so many veterans. But what has become a trend at this point is that HC Dan Lanning doesn’t need to rebuild but reload. After 2025, Lanning has managed to preserve most of his roster, which is a major advantage as he will have a ... Offensive Wish List for the 2026 Ducks

Following South Carolina’s take-down of UConn in the women’s semi-final, Huskie’s head coach Geno Auriemma had a bit of a melt-down. Ostensibly Auriemma was upset about some perceived snub from Gamecock’s head coach Dawn Staley per not meeting him at mid-court for a pre-game handshake. Geno also ranted about the physical play of SC, and how terrible the officiating was. ... Read More Source Read the full article here...

It appears that Dan Lanning has finalized his coaching staff for 2027 and his choices are telling. The trend this season is to promote from within. At the end of the 2025 season, both Offensive and Defensive Coordinators Will Stein and Tosh Lupoi left to become head coaches at Kentucky and Cal respectively. It was reported rather quickly that Lanning ... Dan Lanning is Betting on His Own Staff for 2026

The Oregon Ducks have a long history of producing quality players with longevity. While they may not always attract the excitement and celebrity star quality of some, they are solid and often have fruitful careers. The current crop of players is no different, and there are several players who will thrive in bigger teams and leagues such as the NFL. ... Read More Source Read the full article here...

Oregon football has never produced NFL talent at a higher rate than it does right now. Under Dan Lanning, the program set a record in 2024 with eight players drafted, then broke that mark again in 2025 with ten selections, finishing fourth nationally behind Ohio State, Texas, and Georgia. For any Oregon fan who bled green and yellow through every ... How to Track Duck Alumni in the NFL During Fantasy Football Season

The 2026 NFL Draft opens in Pittsburgh on April 23, running seven rounds and 257 picks across three days. The first round moves at eight minutes per pick, which sounds slow until you remember that every clock tick represents a franchise making a decision worth tens of millions of dollars. Teams like the Titans, Saints, and Chiefs, potentially trading up from ... The Most Underrated Players of the 2026 NFL Draft

The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off on April 23 and concludes on April 25. The last time Pittsburgh hosted the draft was in December of 1947. (The same year I was drafted onto this mortal coil, but I don’t remember a thing about this draft? But neither does Mel Kiper.) The Pitt Hotel was the site for the 1947 draft. The ... Prepare for a B1G NFL Draft

Three different threads on the Oregon Football message board, the Our Beloved Ducks forum over the recent months have addressed B1G football scheduling. Some of the many ideas on that topic have been incorporated in a draft letter to B1G Commissioner Tony Petitti. Our own Mr. FishDuck... Join Me: A Letter to BIG Commissioner Tony Petitti