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The Oregon Duck’s Big Ten takeover has made it to Madison, Wisconsin

The Oregon mascot is introducing itself to the Big Ten landscape:

The Oregon Duck‘s ongoing road trip to every Big Ten city continued this week — this time in our own backyard of Madison, Wisconsin.

UW-Madison Police posted photos on Thursday showing the Duck under the Camp Randall Arch on the intersection of Dayton Street and Randall Ave.

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This road trip stop follows an inflatable version of the famous mascot floating down the White River in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana during Big Ten media days, then the mascot itself stopping at Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota.

The mascot is introducing itself and Oregon to its new conference foes. It started by visiting every program that made up the now-defunct Big Ten West.

Oregon projects to contend for the Big Ten title in 2024 along with Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan. The program’s top-end team, talent and brand all create the perfect storm for the duck mascot to become a fixture in the conference. That, and the creative social media team following the mascot across the country.

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Social Media Buzz: Duck fans react to Austin Novosad, Dante Moore in All-American Bowl

Oregon QB Austin Novosad had some nice throws at the All-American Bowl, but Dante Moore stole the show.

The second of three high school football showcases, the All-American Bowl, took place on Saturday afternoon in San Antonio and aired on NBC.

A couple of future Oregon Duck players were on the field and showed what they could do along with a number of other elite prospects Oregon fans likely kept a close eye on.

Five-star quarterback Dante Moore stole the show, throwing for four touchdowns in a blowout win for the East team. As a former Oregon commit, it was at the very least entertaining for Duck fans to watch Moore sling it. Austin Novosad also had a chance to show what he can do, but the Ducks’ signee struggled, dealing with inconsistent offensive line play and receivers who dropped a couple of passes that were on target.

In the end, it was a good showcase of talent in the 2023 class, and college football fans had an enjoyable time watching it. Here are some of the best reactions to the play throughout the game: