Tag: Oregon Spring Ball

Several new Ducks join Oregon roster for remainder of spring season

There are a handful of new faces on the Ducks’ roster that joined the team over spring break.

Back in March, we got a good look at which new players, be it transfers or incoming freshmen, would be joining the Oregon Ducks for the spring football season and working with the team leading up to the spring game. We got ideas on positions and found out what numbers everyone would be wearing. It wasn’t the entire 2023 new-player crop, but over half of the new additions were on the ground in Eugene.

After a two-week break for finals and spring break, the Ducks now have more new players with them as they resume practices on Tuesday, growing the roster even more. This won’t be the last time the roster changes, either, though we may be able to feel comfortable with this group of guys until after the spring game. Once May comes around, the transfer portal will open back up, and there are a handful of guys that will surely come and go during that period.

For now, though, here are the newest Ducks to land in Eugene and join the team:

Oregon Spring Ball Player Spotlight: Austin Novosad and the future of the Ducks’ QB position

There are a handful of Ducks we can’t wait to see once spring ball starts. QB Austin Novosad is near the top of the list.

The Oregon Ducks will be taking the practice field and getting the spring football season started a week from today. This fact has brought a ton of excitement to Eugene.

Why? Because after the successful and encouraging 2022 season under Dan Lanning, there seems to be more anticipation surrounding this program than we’ve seen in the past few seasons. The Ducks have a Heisman contender at quarterback, a potential Biletnikoff contender at wide receiver, and a running back group that could be among the best in the nation next season. On the defensive side of the ball, there are some key returning starters in the front seven, a couple of promising up-and-coming players in the secondary, and a handful of intriguing transfer-portal players who could end up making a massive difference for Oregon. On top of all of that, the Ducks are fresh off of back-to-back top-15 recruiting classes, stacking the roster with young, unproven talent.

It’s safe to say that there are a handful of guys that we can’t wait to see take the field in Eugene.

To kick off our preview of some of these players, we wanted to focus on QB Austin Novosad, a 4-star player from the 2023 class who flipped to Oregon late in the game, choosing Will Stein and the Ducks over the Baylor Bears.

Here’s our breakdown of the young QB who could end up giving a glimpse of what’s to come this spring in Eugene.

Spring Ball Takeaways: Oregon Ducks return to practice after extended break

Early enrollees and transfers joined the Ducks today for their 3rd spring practice. Here are some quick takeaways from the action.

The Oregon Ducks returned to the practice fields on campus Tuesday morning after an extended break that saw many players leave for spring break.

With the turn of the new stretch of practices comes a new level of physicality, as players were in full pads and cracking a bit after spending the first two practice sessions in “spider pads” earlier in the month.

We also saw several newcomers on the field with the team, as true freshmen and incoming transfers got ingratiated in Oregon football at long last. Media members were once again allowed inside practice for the first 15-20 minutes, so here are a few of my takeaways from the action that I saw: