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Atticus Sappington named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week

Oregon Duck place kicker Atticus Sappington has been named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week.

It would be natural for Oregon place kicker Atticus Sappington to circle September 14 on the Duck schedule.

That was the Civil War and Corvallis was his old stomping grounds, so of course he wanted to play well in front of some former fans of his.

Despite getting booed every time he stepped on the Reser Stadium turf, Sappington made all of his kicks, including two field goals in Oregon’s 49-14 win over the Beavers.

His efforts earned Sappington the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors. He also made all five of his extra-point attempts.

This makes it two straight weeks where an Oregon Duck has been the Special Teams Player of the Week. Kick returner Tez Johnson was honored last week in the 37-34 win over Boise State thanks to his 84-yard punt return for a touchdown.

So far this year, Sappington has been solid for the Ducks, hitting 4-of-5 field goals, and 13-of-14 extra points through the first three weeks.

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Oregon Ducks solidify spot in US LBM Coaches Poll after big Civil War victory

After the Ducks’ big 49-14 Civil War win over the Beavers, Oregon stayed at No. 6 in the US LBM Coaches poll.

Although the Ducks were winning, Oregon was moving down in the LBM Coaches poll due to the lack of style points. Those wins weren’t pretty.

That all changed with the Civil War.

Although the Ducks are still No. 6 in the poll, they received more votes, barely holding back Tennessee at No. 7. Oregon answered a lot of questions on Saturday and the perception of the Ducks have changed from “what’s wrong with the Ducks,” to “Oregon is a playoff contender once again.”

The big story is Texas, who leapfrogged Ohio State after the Buckeyes were enjoying a bye week. The Longhorns also received 10 first-place votes after Georgia escaped Kentucky with a 13-12 win.

Oregon will be in Ohio State’s spot this week as the Ducks will be on a bye week. Without playing, it’s entirely possible to move down in the poll depending on what other do around them in next week’s games.

Here is the full US LBM Coaches Poll.

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Change
1	Georgia	3-0	1,358 (42)	–
2	Texas	3-0	1,301 (10)	+1
3	Ohio State	2-0	1,293 (1)	-1
4	Alabama	3-0	1,193	–
5	Ole Miss	3-0	1,153	–
6	Oregon	3-0	1,019	–
7	Tennessee	3-0	1,009	–
8	Penn State	2-0	968	-1
8	Missouri	3-0	968	–
10	Utah	3-0	834	–
11	Miami (FL)	3-0	831	+1
12	USC	2-0	808	-1
13	Oklahoma	3-0	697	–
14	Kansas State	3-0	662	+1
15	Oklahoma State	3-0	642	-1
16	LSU	2-1	466	+1
17	Michigan	2-1	439	-1
18	Notre Dame	2-1	404	+1
19	Clemson	1-1	340	+1
20	Louisville	2-0	333	+1
21	Iowa State	2-0	235	+2
22	Nebraska	3-0	204	+2
23	Memphis	3-0	176	+2
24	Texas A&M	2-1	85	NR +2
25	UNLV	3-0	78	NR +9

Schools Dropped Out

No. 18 Arizona; No. 22 Washington;

Others Receiving Votes

Illinois 75; Washington State 38; Arizona 37; Northern Illinois 34; Syracuse 32; UCF 27; Pittsburgh 17; Iowa 17; Boise State 17; Arizona State 15; North Carolina 14; North Carolina State 12; California 10; Indiana 7; Michigan State 6; Liberty 6; Boston College 6; BYU 3; Washington 2; Toledo 1; South Florida 1; San Jose State 1; James Madison 1;

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Previewing the Oregon State Beavers offense ahead of Week 3 game vs. Oregon Ducks

OSU may have a lot of new names on that roster, but the offense consisting of big linemen, speedy backs and receivers remains the same.

One could understand why an Oregon fan would have to look more closely to the game program than usual in this version of the Civil War.

Nearly every notable player who participated in the last game has bolted out of Corvallis to look elsewhere to play. Even the kicker, Atticus Sappington, changed allegiances and is now an Oregon Duck.

What’s left, however, seems to be a pretty good offense that Oregon has to prepare for as they would every year when this game falls on the schedule.

There may be some new faces, but it’s the same old Oregon State offense that consists of a quarterback who doesn’t make many mistakes, a big offensive line, and some speedy skill players who are difficult to bring down once they have the ball.

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Quarterback Gevani McCoy, who beat out veteran Ben Gulbranson for the job, is brand new to campus after transferring in from Idaho. It seems as if that was a good decision as McCoy is completing nearly 70 percent of his passes, 295 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. The stats don’t light up the stat sheet, but making no mistakes is the key.

Left tackle Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan is a mountain of a man at 6-foot-9 and 329 pounds. At right tackle is Grant Starck at 6-4 and 288 pounds. Center Van Wells is the “smallest” one of the bunch at 6-foot-2 and 318 pounds. The guards are Tyler Voltin who is 6-foot-4 and weighs 368 pounds and Joshua Gray at a mere 6-4 and 310 pounds.

That offensive line will do its best to open up some running holes for tailbacks Jam Griffin and Anthony Hankerson. Each is averaging over 100 yards a game and each has three touchdowns to their name.

Oregon State has the usual smallish, but really quick receivers that are tough to catch up and bring down with Taz Riddicks and Trent Walker, who leads the Beavers in receiving with 12 catches and 124 yards in the first two contests.

What is different this season is that the tight end position hasn’t have many touches yet. Bryce Caulfield has just one catch. Oregon State is without Jack Velling and his eight touchdowns from a year ago. He has moved on to Michigan State with coach Jonathan Smith and that absence has been sorely missed so far.

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‘It’s good for college football;’ Dan Lanning reacts to news that Civil War will continue

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning says he’s happy the rivalry with the Beavers will continue for the foreseeable future.

An Oregon Duck football schedule without the Oregon State Beavers on it would just be too much for most fans, on either side, to handle.

With the move to the Big Ten, the Ducks’ Civil War rivalry with Oregon State was very much in doubt, but thanks to some scheduling changes, the two teams will indeed meet up for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

The game not occurring as the last regular season game will be strange enough, but it will occur nonetheless, and Oregon head coach Dan Lanning is thrilled the two schools could work something out.

“I think it’s good for college football,” Lanning said. “It’s a rivalry that certainly means something to us here, and I think it means something to them. So it’s good to see games like that still exist.”

While the Ducks will be moving to the Big Ten, the Beavers weren’t so lucky. They’ve had a difficult time, with Washington State, finding a new conference to compete in with the Pac-12 dissolving. Both the Beavers and Cougars have entered into a scheduling agreement with the Mountain West Conference for the 2024 season, but that’s a short-term solution to a long-term problem.

Oregon will travel to Corvallis and play OSU Sept. 14 and the Beavers will come to Eugene sometime during the 2025 season.

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Photo Gallery: The Ducks and fans have a good time beating the Beavers

Photo Gallery: If this was truly the last Civil War, Oregon made it a memorable one with a 31-7 beating of the Beavers.

This might be the last Civil War is some time unless the two schools can work something out. It will be the last meeting in November for the Ducks and Beavers and as far as Oregon is concerned, it was a memorable one.

The Ducks dominated its rivals for 60 minutes and sent the Beavers packing back to Corvallis with a 31-7 loss. The score doesn’t indicate how much Oregon controlled this game.

While it was a good time on the field, the fans certainly had a good time off the field in the stands and in the parking lot before the game. The party will no doubt go on into the cold night as well.

Here’s some photos to relive the big win that sends the Ducks into the Pac-12 Championship Game and face the Huskies next Friday in Las Vegas.

Instant Reactions: Ducks beat the Beavers at their own game

Oregon dominated Oregon State for an entire 60 minutes and earned a trip to Vegas for the Pac-12 title game with the 31-7 victory.

Oregon State’s Silas Bolden scored from nine yards out with 54 seconds left in the first half to cut the Duck lead in half at 14-7. Momentum was clearly on the Beavers’ side after Oregon had dominated the entire half. OSU was also poised to receive the ball in the second half.

Then Bo Nix came onto the field and said enough was enough and completely erased all hope the Beavers had for a possible upset.

Oregon drove 78 yards in 40 seconds, which concluded in a possible Heisman moment for its quarterback. Nix threw across the field on the run off his back foot to his favorite target Troy Franklin for a 41-yard touchdown and the 21-7 lead.

The Ducks cruised to what turned out to be an easy 31-7 win over the Beavers in the Civil War and now the Huskies await in Vegas.

How to watch, listen, stream No. 15 Oregon State at No. 6 Oregon

Get those warm turkey sandwiches and hot chocolate ready because No. 15 Oregon State makes perhaps its last trip to Autzen Stadium on Friday, Nov. 24, the day after Thanksgiving, for a prime-time matchup on national television.

Oregon is looking to become the second team to clinch a spot in the Pac-12 title game with Washington waiting. There’s nothing more than the Ducks want as to avenge their only loss of the season.

But they have to get by the Beavers, who are mired in disappointment after a tough 22-20 loss to those Huskies on Senior Day. OSU had a chance at going to Vegas themselves, but that’s now out of the question. Now their only salvation is to keep Oreogn from going to the title game as well.

A sold-out crowd and then some are expected to pack Autzen Stadium to witness the biggest Civil War since, well, last year’s Civil War.

5 Beavers the Ducks need to pay close attention to in Civil War

Oregon State still has plenty to play for in this year’s Civil War, including being a spoiler to Oregon’s playoff hopes.

Although last week’s loss to Washington took Oregon State out of the running for the Pac-12 title, there’s nothing they want more than to knock the Ducks out of, not only a chance at a conference championship but also a College Football Playoff appearance as well.

Oregon has plenty on the line as the Ducks prepare for the Civil War (5:30 pm, Fox) at Autzen Stadium. With a win, they’ll head to Las Vegas with the intention of avenging the only loss of the season to the Huskies.

Whether this will be the last Civil War in quite some time remains to be seen as the two schools are trying to work out a plan to meet since the Pac-12 is dissolving.

The Beavers are 8-3 on the season and ranked 15th in the country and will be a formidable opponent, just as Oregon found out last season when OSU rallied for a 31-10 deficit to upset the Ducks.

Here are the five Beavers Oregon needs to pay close attention to in order to ensure it plays for the conference title the very next week.

College Wire’s Pac-12 writers make their Week 13 selections

According to the writers at College Wire, the conference title game, the last championship game, will have as much riding on it as ever.

It’s Rivalry Week in the Pac-12 and in many of the other conferences and unfortunately, most of these games aren’t supposed to be toss-ups. There is one clear favorite in all of these games, but as we all know, you can throw the records out when a rivalry is concerned.

There’s still plenty to play for as the regular season ends. Washington has already clinched a spot in the Pac-12 title game with Oregon and Arizona still needing a win. If the Ducks beat the Beavers, they’re in and will get that much-awaited rematch with the Dawgs. Arizona needs the Ducks to lose and defeat the Sun Devils in order to go to Las Vegas.

According to the writers here at the College Wire sites that cover the Pac-12, the conference title game, the last championship game, will have as much riding on it as ever before.

Here are our selections.

Not many changes in US LBM Coaches poll heading into rivalry week

Ohio State and Michigan switched positions in the US LBM Coaches poll as it largely remains the same at the top.

As expected, there wasn’t much change in the top portion of the US LBM Coaches poll with no big upsets yesterday.

But that could change in the next couple of weeks with Florida State’s quarterback, Jordan Travis, sustaining a significant leg injury that could likely derail the Seminoles’ season. They still have Florida and No. 9 Louisville left on the schedule.

Ohio State and Michigan flip-flopped spots as they head into their rivalry game.

A little bit closer to home, Oregon State fell five spots to No. 15 after its heartbreaking 22-20 loss to No. 5 Washington. The Ducks head into the Civil War needing to defeat the Beavers to advance to the conference title game and hopefully avenge their only loss to the Huskies.

Check out the full US LBM Coaches Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Change
1	Georgia	11-0	1,571 (61)	–
2	Ohio State	11-0	1,460 (1)	+1
3	Michigan	11-0	1,458 (1)	-1
4	Florida State	11-0	1,375	–
5	Washington	11-0	1,367	–
6	Oregon	10-1	1,234	–
7	Texas	10-1	1,193	–
8	Alabama	10-1	1,174	–
9	Louisville	10-1	1,035	–
10	Missouri	9-2	981	+1
11	Penn State	9-2	908	+1
12	Ole Miss	9-2	863	+2
13	Oklahoma	9-2	840	–
14	LSU	8-3	726	+1
15	Oregon State	8-3	684	-5
16	Arizona	8-3	568	+6
17	Notre Dame	8-3	536	+1
18	Tulane	10-1	493	-1
19	Iowa	9-2	447	+4
20	Kansas State	8-3	424	+4
21	Oklahoma State	8-3	299	+4
22	Liberty	11-0	158	+5
23	Tennessee	7-4	109	-4
24	North Carolina State	8-3	97	+6
25	SMU	9-2	84	+3

Schools Dropped Out

No. 16 Utah; No. 20 North Carolina; No. 21 James Madison

Others Receiving Votes

North Carolina 79; UNLV 76; Utah 75; Toledo 49; James Madison 48; Clemson 25; Troy 17; Texas A&M 6; UCLA 5; Kansas 4; Fresno State 3; West Virginia 2; UTSA 1; Air Force 1