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Holiday Bowl: Ducks vs North Carolina--Game-Prep Article Thread (12/28/22, 5:00 PT, FOX)

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5 things to know about North Carolina, Oregon’s Holiday Bowl opponent

 

Make sure to read No. 5. The Tar Heels actually have a good DB on their roster named Storm Duck!

 

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An early look at Oregon's opponent in the Holiday Bowl

 

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Oregon and North Carolina Could Make for a Record-Breaking Holiday Bowl

 

The highest-scoring Holiday Bowl ever happened in 1980 when BYU edged SMU 46-45 in one of the greatest college football games ever played.

Jim McMahon led three touchdown drives in 4 minutes to help the Cougars earn their first bowl win in program history.

 

The highest single-game output came a decade later when Texas A&M dropped 65 on the Cougars.

 

Amazingly, both of those records could fall this year. Oregon averages 40 points a game and North Carolina puts up 35.

They’re led by two of the nation’s most exciting and prolific quarterbacks: Oregon senior Bo Nix and UNC freshman Drake Maye.

 

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North Carolina and Oregon are heading to the 2022 SDCCU Holiday Bowl at Petco Park on Dec. 28, 2022.

 

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Thanks Pennsylvania Duck for the news feed.  Awesome!

 

UNC not only has a DB named Storm Duck, but their QB is named Drake!  LOL! 😂

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    Oregon Ducks open as 2-score favorites over North Carolina in Holiday Bowl

     

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    The No. 15 Ducks (9-3) opened as 9.5-point favorites against North Carolina (9-4) on Dec. 28 (5 p.m., FOX) at Petco Park

     

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    On 12/6/2022 at 11:13 AM, Smith72 said:

    Thanks Pennsylvania Duck for the news feed.  Awesome!

     

    UNC not only has a DB named Storm Duck, but their QB is named Drake!  LOL! 😂

    We have to get these guys through the transfer portal.

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    Storm Duck entered the Transfer Portal. We won't see him after all!

     

     

     

     

     

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    If I am not mistaken, this is their top WR.

     

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    On 12/9/2022 at 2:21 PM, Pennsylvania Duck said:

    If I am not mistaken, this is their top WR.

     

     

    One more reason to think that the Ducks have a good chance to win this game.

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    North Carolina roster severely depleted ahead of Holiday Bowl vs. Oregon

     

    In the Tar Heels’ case, a large part of their defensive 2-deep won’t be available, including a lot of the secondary.

    One would think a healthy Bo Nix and the Ducks’ receivers should have their way with the remaining players in UNC’s secondary.

     

    Oregon has its share of players transferring out, but many are role players and those who didn’t see the field much. 

     

    Here is the complete list of Tar Heel transfers who won’t play in the Holiday Bowl.

     

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    Between star WR Caleb Downs and CB1 Tony Grimes, it’s safe to say North Carolina won’t be at full strength for the Holiday Bowl.

     

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    Why The Oregon Ducks Will Beat North Carolina In The Holiday Bowl

     

    What will be the biggest key for the Ducks is the fact that Bo Nix is suiting up in this game. Many quarterbacks of his

    stature would probably be on the way out at this point or refusing to play because of a risk of an injury.

     

    The mismatch for this UNC defense is just too much to overlook. 

     

     

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    Throwback Thursday: Duck highlights in 2008 Holiday Bowl

     

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    That means we'll have players who can play in the bowl game and still redshirt...

     

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    WATCH: 12/16/22 Post-Practice Player Interviews

     

    Cam McCormick

     

     

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    Quack Minute

     

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    How Oregon Ducks’ depth chart shapes up heading into Holiday Bowl, 2023

     

    Oregon (9-3) has lost 15 scholarship players to the transfer portal and DJ Johnson and Christian Gonzalez

    have opted out of playing in the Holiday Bowl against North Carolina.

     

    That leaves the Ducks with approximately 67 scholarship players on the roster, including three injured

    interior defensive linemen and several true freshmen who have yet to play.

     

    “When you have less people here, there’s more opportunities for the people that are here,” Lanning said.

    “We’re excited about the guys we’ve got.”

     

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    Oregon (9-3) has lost 15 scholarship players to the transfer portal and DJ Johnson and Christian Gonzalez have opted out of...

     

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    PODCAST: The latest on Bo Nix and his future; What do we make of the Dante Moore rumors? Big Recruiting weekend...

     

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    There is a lot of questions circling the Oregon Duck football program. Will Bo Nix return to Oregon for a second year? What is...

     

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    North Carolina-Oregon Holiday Bowl Odds, Lines, Spread and Betting Preview
     

    Oregon is favored by more than two touchdowns against North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl.

    A second consecutive 10-win season is in reach for the Ducks and the Tar Heels can also hit

    that threshold for the first time since 2015 with a victory. 

     

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    Oregon is favored by more than two touchdowns against North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl.

     

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    WATCH: Holiday Bowl: No. 15 Oregon vs. UNC
     

    Brady Quinn and Danny Kanell join Tommy Tran to share their picks for the Holiday Bowl game between No. 15 Oregon and UNC

     

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    Tar Heels, Ducks follow stars into Holiday Bowl

     

    In an era in which the stars of the show routinely opt out of bowl games, No. 15 Oregon and North Carolina follow their leading men into the Holiday Bowl. 

    Ducks quarterback Bo Nix is returning for the 2023 season and Tar Heels phenom Drake Maye is also playing in the game.

     

    “Honestly, North Carolina had kind of a similar end of the season, if you really look at it,” Oregon center Alex Forsyth said. “We both are gonna have a bad taste in our mouth, and look to get that bad taste out.”

     

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    Predicting Oregon's defensive two-deep ahead of Holiday Bowl matchup against UNC

     

    Oregon is a handful of days away from taking on UNC and quarterback Drake Maye, who finished inside the top 10 in the 2022 Heisman voting.

    Against Maye and company, Oregon's defense will look significantly different than its final game against the Beavers.

     

    Oregon will have its work cut out for them on December 28th in San Diego, but I'll take my best crack at what the defensive two-deep will look like after 10 players have moved on.  

     

    Buckle up Duck fans. The Holiday Bowl is only 5 days away!

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    Predicting Oregon's offensive two-deep ahead of Holiday Bowl against UNC

     

    While fans are well aware of who has starred on this year's team to this point, we felt it worthwhile to provide updated depth chart projections ahead of the bowl due to the large number of transfers and opt outs from the program.

     

    The Ducks have seen over a dozen players enter the transfer portal since the conclusion of the regular season and three more players decide not to play in San Diego to focus on professional endeavors.

     

    Here is an update of what the offensive two-deep figures to look like on Dec. 28.

     

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    Know the foe: The 10 best recruits on North Carolina's roster

     

    Per the 247Sports Team Talent Composite, the Tar Heels have 16th most talented roster in the country.

    UNC had four five-stars and over two-dozen four-stars on their roster this season.

     

    However, the Tar Heels, like the Ducks, have lost a significant number of players to the transfer portal

    this offseason, and will be playing without several key players.

     

    Today we run through that talent and where it resides on this UNC team. So take a look at which Tar Heels

    players you should know based upon their recruiting rankings.

     

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    How to watch, listen, stream the Holiday Bowl - Ducks vs Tar Heels

     

    This will be the first meeting between the Ducks and Tar Heels in football. We all remember the 2017 epic

    Final Four matchup where the Ducks just missed out on defeating the eventual national champs.

     

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    The Ducks and Tar Heels will play for the first time on the gridiron in the first Holiday Bowl since 2019 and the first inside Petco Park.

     

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    Ducks arrived in San Diego...Click to enlarge pics

     

     

     

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    Am I crazy to kind of want us to use that helmet at some point?

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    Projected Oregon Ducks depth chart for Holiday Bowl

     

    With three defenders opting out of the game to prepare for the NFL Draft and 15 players entering the transfer portal,

    the Ducks will have a considerably smaller roster than during the regular season.

     

    The Oregonian/OregonLive is projecting Oregon’s depth chart for the bowl game.

     

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    On 12/25/2022 at 10:39 AM, spartan2785 said:

    Am I crazy to kind of want us to use that helmet at some point?

    I think that's what they are wearing for Holiday Bowl.

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    Is that a Tree? Is it Stanford?

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    5 Tar Heels Oregon needs to look out for in the Holiday Bowl

     

    The runner-up from the ACC has had many players transfer or opt-out to prepare for the NFL draft. The Tar Heels’ secondary has been especially decimated. Starting corners Tony Grimes and Storm Duck have each transferred, as has safety Cam’Ron Kelly. Linebacker Raneiria Dillworth and backup quarterback Jacolby Criswell are also off the roster.

     

    The most important Tar Heel, starting quarterback Drake Maye, will be under center to lead UNC into the postseason game in San Diego.

    Maye is an obvious one, but here he is plus four other Tar Heels Oregon needs to pay close attention to if the Ducks want to end the season on a high note.

     

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    Even with all of the transfers/opt outs, North Carolina will still bring a formidable team to play the Ducks in the Holiday Bowl.

     

     

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    WATCH HOLIDAY BOWL PREVIEW: WILL NO. 15 OREGON STEP UP AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA? | JOEL KLATT SHOW

     

    FOX Sports' lead college football analyst Joel Klatt previews the Holiday Bowl between the No. 15 Oregon Ducks and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Joel expects this to be high scoring game from that shows off two very powerful offenses in Oregon and in North Carolina that both had disappointing finishes to their seasons.

     

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    PHOTOS: HOLIDAY BOWL PRACTICE

     

    THE DUCKS HELD THEIR FIRST PRACTICE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE HOLIDAY BOWL.

     

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    Following a few days off last week, the Oregon football team reunited in Eugene on Friday night, held one final practice of the year in the Moshofsky Center on Saturday morning and then traveled later that day to San Diego.

     

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    Updated Holiday Bowl betting odds for No. 15 Oregon vs. North Carolina

     

    With neither team a powerhouse on defense, this game could be high scoring, as the over/under odds predict.

     

    The line has shifted in favor of the Ducks, moving from -12.5 points to -14.5 points since the line opened on December 7th. On the year, UNC is 5-7-1 against the spread, while Oregon is 8-4.

     

    The over/under opened at 73.5 points and has steadily moved up and down over the last few weeks but has settled at 74 points as of December 26th.

    ESPN's FPI projections give Oregon a 69.5-percent chance of beating North Carolina.

     

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    8 major questions for Ducks to answer in Holiday Bowl vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

     

    While both rosters have seen some attrition since the end of the off-season thanks to the

    transfer portal and opt-outs, there are still going to be countless great players to watch.

     

    As we did every week during the regular season, it’s time to dive into some of the most

    important questions to answer for Dan Lanning and the Ducks during the Holiday Bowl.

     

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    PODCAST: Inside Carolina's Ross Martin previews Oregon vs North Carolina

     

    Inside Carolina football insider Ross Martin joins the Autzen Audibles Podcast to discuss Oregon vs North Carolina, recap the

    2022 Tar Heel season, and gives his perspective of what went wrong for UNC this season and how that will impact the bowl game.

     

     

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    PHOTOS: HOLIDAY BOWL DAY 2

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    The Ducks practiced Monday morning at Southwestern College and then toured the USS Abraham Lincoln.

     

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    Holiday Bowl Prediction: Explosive Offenses to be on Display When Oregon Faces North Carolina in San Diego

     

    Nix is adept at spreading the ball around, with 10 players posting double-digit receptions. Troy Franklin, Kris Hutson, and Chase Cota lead the way and will be ready to go on Wednesday night.

     

    But the running game also is a factor as Mar'Keise "Bucky" Irving and Noah Whittington, along with Nix the runner, provide a formidable ground game. The offensive line, which is a solid run-blocking unit, led the nation with just four sacks allowed during the regular season. This spells trouble for a Carolina defense that was anemic for much of the year.

     

    It would seem as though the Tar Heel offense would start with Drake Maye, but in a lot of ways the play of the guys in front of him is much more important. If given time, the ACC Player and Rookie of the Year will put up big numbers and give the Heels a chance to win every game. Maye was pressured far too often and his effectiveness waned. Oregon is not a team that applies great pressure, but that certainly does not mean Carolina will keep Maye clean.

     

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    Behind Enemy Lines: Previewing the Holiday Bowl with Tar Heels Wire

     

    Despite the numerous transfers and opt-outs on both sidelines that have depleted each roster to a degree, this is still an

    incredibly intriguing matchup between Ducks and Tar Heels, and it will feature one of the best-looking jersey matchups as well.

     

     

    To help us break down this game and learn a little bit more about the Tar Heels season,

    we talked with Zack Pearson of USA TODAY’s Tar Heels Wire for another edition of ‘Behind Enemy Lines.’

     

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    Can Oregon Ducks contain North Carolina’s Drake Maye in Holiday Bowl?

     

    Maye is the best quarterback Oregon has faced this season. He’s completing 67.2% of his passes, has a 17-to-3 touchdown-to-interception ratio against winning teams and is one of only nine players to pass for over 2,500 yards and run for over 500 yards.

     

    The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Maye can throw in tight windows and connect on long balls, as his 62 passes of 20-plus yards (fourth nationally) underscores.

     

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    Know the Foe: North Carolina insider Ross Martin answers five questions

     

    This week's North Carolina preview features five questions and five answers from InsideCarolina's

    Ross Martin. Martin is a respected writer and insider for the 247Sports' outlet in Chapel Hill.

     

    This article features a question and answer with an insider on that school regarding the Holiday Bowl

     

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    A preview of Oregon’s Holiday Bowl opponent in San Diego

     

     

    Hythloday's entertaining and insightful film breakdown of UNC. Their QB Maye is the real deal. Their defense is a bit of a dumpster fire in both the run and pass game even before the transfers and opt outs.

     

    He includes a few clips of UNC defensive successes against Miami. You know what's coming here. They're against straight up A or B gap handoffs to the RB out of the pistol, and delayed drop back passes to the RB or inside WR well short of the 1st down marker. 

     

     

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