Duck football getting after it in spring practice
Oregon's Emmy-nominated video team released a package yesterday that captures the sights and sounds of the Ducks' first scrimmage of spring practice.
The clip doesn't show formations and plays, but it captures the effort and commitment from a new team and the staff. Guys are making plays. You see the beginnings of leadership. Dante Moore and Austin Novosad throw a beautiful ball and look comfortable running the offense.
Jurrion Dickey and Dakorien Moore haul in passes. New transfer safety Dillon Thieneman lays the wood. Makhi Hughes fights for yardage. Freshman safety Trey McNutt grabs an interception.
Dan Lanning tells the team, "I want to level up. I don't ever want to be satisfied. You've gotta wake up hungry every day to come to work."
I think this deserves a clip by clip breakdown on the next TSOW... pic.twitter.com/EB7fT4xkOp
— That Show Out West (@ThatShowOutWest) April 12, 2025
Oregon Football Recruiting: Jackson Cantwell books final visit to Eugene, Curtis cancels
Reports surfaced late this week that Nixa, Missouri offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell is nearing a decision. "I have all the information I need," he said. On Friday the 6-8, 300 No. 1 2026 recruit, 5-star offensive tackle and national champion shot putter locked in a visit to Eugene next weekend.
Five-Star Plus+ OT Jackson Cantwell has locked in an official visit to Oregon next weekend, per @SWiltfong_🦆
— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) April 12, 2025
Cantwell said earlier this week a commitment decision could be coming soon👀
Read: https://t.co/Y0h6kAeHsC pic.twitter.com/cQHsZlISUR
Taken together, the two statements seem to have a logical "If A, then B, then C" rhythm to them, a syllogism, as they used to say in Mrs. Cagley's trigonometry class, but recruiting is far more fluid and inexact than proofs, sines, cosines and tangents.
Even so, Cantwell's close to a commitment, and he's coming to Eugene next weekend. The Ducks appear to be a big factor in this pivotal recruiting chase to its very end.
According to a premium story by Rivals' Sam Spiegelman, 5-star quarterback Jared Curtis will be deciding between Oregon and Georgia on May 5th.
Spiegelman characterizes the decision between the two programs as "extremely close." The 6-5 Nashville Christian QB and Tennessee State Gatorade Player of the Year cancelled a scheduled visit to Athens this weekend, but the reason turned out to be innocuous: He decided to attend his spring prom instead.
Georgia Bulldogs quarterback commit Jared Curtis pic.twitter.com/exzMTi893N
— Radi Nabulsi (@RadiNabulsi) April 14, 2024
Jeff Sentell of "DawgNation" reports that in the interest of fairness, Curtis won't make a scheduled fourth visit to Eugene either. He'd been ticketed to attend the Spring Game on April 26. Instead, no more trips before decision day.
Baseball rallies in the 9th for a win at Maryland
Oregon put up two runs in their final at bat to edge past the Terps at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium in Annapolis, 5-4.
Rightfielder Drew Smith singled through the right side to score Anson Arroz, then Ryan Cooney lifted a sacrifice fly to left to score Smith. Coming in for the last out of the eighth, reliever Seth Mattox retired the last four batters in order for the win, his first of the year.
There’s no quit in these Ducks 😤@OregonBaseball rallied back to take this one over Maryland 💪#B1GBaseball pic.twitter.com/2Apx9TNYfw
— Big Ten Baseball (@B1Gbaseball) April 12, 2025
The teams are scheduled to play a doubleheader today to conclude the series. The Ducks remain in third place in the Big Ten at 11-5, 23-9 overall.