Almost three days until the Ducks kickoff against South Dakota, and there is already talk about how the Ducks will win it all. We are
good this year, not like last year, or the year before that. With all the other teams out there such as, Florida State, Alabama, Michigan State, Oklahoma, you name it, in the top 10 they will most likely be in the run-up for the small four team playoffs. There's a few good reasons for the Ducks winning it all, and here they are:
Marcus Mariota. The best player in college football. Period. Without any knee injury that would end the season, or at least our national title hopes as it did last season. He is cool under pressure, and when healthy he can get anything done. (For proof, remember vs the Beavers late in the season to win by one point.) He broke records and won awards last season, and he will again this season without a doubt.
Running Backs. Since LaMichael James and Kenjon Barner left we have had little depth in the running back position. But this year we have three great running backs that will possibly be the best we have had for a long while.
Bralon Addison, Thomas Tyner, and a freshman,
Royce Freeman. Both Bralon and Thomas will have 1,000 yard rushing seasons. Royce Freeman: Height six feet, weight 227 pounds. He is a four star recruit from California, and ready to fight for the first string. The Ducks have such a great depth in running backs that it will push us into the playoffs.
Ifo Epkre-Olomu. You better get that name right because that is the name of the best corner back in college football. In a conference where 10 starting quarterbacks returning to play in the PAC-12, you need to have some defense that can hold up and keep teams from scoring. Ifo Epkre-Olomu is a Senior this year and it will be his best yet.
So there you have it, the players to look for this Saturday. On Friday, I will have a full preview for the game vs South Dakota, as well as my prediction for the game ahead. Stay tuned for more about Oregon Football, and more about College Football in general.
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- Go Ducks - JP
This will be Oregon's first game of the 2014 season, and the game before the big game. But Oregon needs to think of this game as any other game. They must not repeat what Michigan did in 2007. Michigan had a big game against Oregon in the second week of their big season. But first they had to get an easy win against the Appalachian State team. Michigan lost that game, and therefore lost their national championship dreams. I don't think that the Ducks will do this in this season, but we need to play it like they were any other team that's ranked high.