Oregon Ducks Ranked In Coaches Poll To Start 2016 Season
The 2016 College Football season is nearly upon us and on Thursday the first Coaches Poll of the year was released with the Oregon Ducks making it just inside the Top 25.
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The Oregon Ducks begin a new season with another first year Quarterback following the success and 9-4 season with Vernon Adams. Dakota Prukop likely takes over at the helm with several young players behind him that could also become household names quickly. The name on Offense is Royce Freeman and the Defense should be improved from last season with the addition of Brady Hoke as Defensive Coordinator.
The Amway Coaches Poll puts the Oregon Ducks at 22nd, and among five teams from the Pac-12 Conference in the first poll of the season. The highest ranked Pac-12 team is Stanford at number 7. Oregon will have an opportunity to move up with USC and Washington ranked 17th and 18th respectively. UCLA also comes in behind the Ducks at 24. Utah, Nebraska and Arizona are among the teams that have received votes.
The top five is not much of a surprise with Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Florida State, and Ohio State looking to get through the season to the College Football Playoff
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Fall Camp in College Football is about to get started for the Oregon Ducks. Camp opens on Monday, August 8th with the first game of the season set for Saturday, September 3rd at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks host UC Davis for a 2pm Pacific Time Kickoff on Pac-12 Networks.