Is the 2024 Oregon football season the year of Noah Whittington? The experienced running back is on schedule for a healthy senior year in which he could
Oregon Football returned to the practice fields at the Hatfield Dowlin-Complex in Eugene on Thursday, marking the first of fifteen spring practices that will be held throughout March and April.
Oregon Ducks true freshman running back Dante Dowdell has entered the transfer portal, a source tells Ducks Digest. Dowdell appeared in 6 games and ran for 90 yards on 17 carries, averaging 5.3 yards per carry.
The injury bug has bitten the Oregon Ducks to start the 2023 season, with multiple players nursing injuries as the team prepares to face No. 7 Washington next week.
Oregon Football came away with a statement win on Saturday, dismantling the Colorado Buffaloes 42-6 at home. But it didn't come without some bumps and bruises.
Oregon has an incredible running back tradition with highly recognizable names such as Jonathan Stewart, LaMichael James, Kenyon Barner, De’Anthony Thomas and Royce Freeman, to name a handful.
Oregon held its tenth practice of spring football and we had a chance to speak with running backs coach Carlos Locklyn about his group. “We got two of the probably top five backs in the Pac here at Oregon,” Locklyn said.
The Oregon Ducks have always been known to have one of the most dominant rushing attacks in college football. After the dynamic duo of Bucky Irving and Noah Whittington debuted with massive success in 2023, Carlos Locklyn has continued to add promising talent at his position, signing Dante Dowdell and Jayden Limar this past cycle.
Oregon had a strong one-two punch this last year in its two main running backs, Bucky Irving and Noah Whittington. Both had their moments and regularly generated explosive plays.
The Oregon Ducks have a strong tradition of having some of the best running backs in college football. Last year Bucky Irving and Noah Whittington starred as a 1-2 punch that few teams in the Pac-12 had any answer for.
One of the week's marquee matchups in college football takes place Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore., when No. 10 Oregon hosts No. 9 UCLA in a key Pac-12 tilt.
View the original article to see embedded media. It's a brand new running back room in Eugene. Over the past four seasons, CJ Verdell and Travis Dye have combined for 58.7% of Oregon's rush attempts, and only 17.5% of rushing yardage returns from the 2021 season.
Oregon kicked off its third of 15 practices this spring with the reveal of its updated roster. Five true freshmen and two transfers arrived in Eugene this week and practiced with the Ducks for the first time on Tuesday.
Oregon won't have a problem attracting top running backs. In the months since the coaching change, the Ducks have already added two in 2022 signee Jordan James and Western Kentucky transfer Noah Whittington, who is already on campus. Now, it's on to 2023, and the Ducks are giving Dante Dowdell a hard look.
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