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ScoopDuck's Max Torres and Justin Hopkins sit down to give their thoughts on Oregon's Week 9 matchup against the No. 20 Northwestern Wildcats Saturday afternoon in Eugene. Oregon is looking to avoid losing consecutive games for the first time under Dan Lanning, but Northwestern won't make it easy, as former Ducks head coach and current offensive coordinator Chip Kelly returns to Eugene with one of the best rushing attacks and versatile offenses in college football. The Ducks' defense will be put to the test and has another tough challenge to meet. Saturday will also be the first game for Oregon with assistant quarterbacks coach Jay Johnson serving as the interim play-caller following Drew Merhinger's firing. Above all else, the Ducks culture is being put to the test with the team's biggest goals now off the table after dropping their third game of the season and quarterback Dante Moore being ruled out for the remainder of the 2026 season. This week is just the third time Oregon and Northwestern have met, and the Ducks will take a win any way they can get it. The Ducks Dish Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts! Remember to like, comment, rate, review, subscribe and share the Ducks Dish Podcast wherever you find it! Connect with our Oregon Ducks coverage on other platforms! Watch this episode on YouTube Subscribe to the ScoopDuck YouTube channel Subscribe to ScoopDuck.com Follow Max Torres on X Like and follow Max Torres on Facebook Follow the Ducks Dish Podcast on X Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ScoopDuckOn3 Oregon Football and Recruiting Reporter Max Torres sits down with Zach Koons, host of the BLeav in Northwestern Podcast to preview this weekend's game between the Oregon Ducks and the No. 20 Northwestern Wildcats. This is just the third time teams have met, with the Ducks taking home a 34-14 win over Northwestern on the road in Evanston last year. Now Oregon's season has completely unraveled, they've lost starting quarterback Dante Moore for the year, and Northwestern is one of the best stories in college football, with an explosive offensive led by former Oregon head coach Chip Kelly. The Ducks' defense will be put to the test against one of the brightest offensive minds in the sport with a rushing attack averaging more than 200 yards per game on the ground. Northwestern is far from elite on defense, but the Ducks have been a complete mess on offense lately and hope to get things heading in the right direction after parting ways with offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer. What's left for this Oregon team to play for? Pride, development and NFL draft stock are a few things that come to mind. The Ducks hope to defend Autzen Stadium, where they've been great under Dan Lanning up until this season. The Ducks Dish Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts! Remember to like, comment, rate, review, subscribe and share the Ducks Dish Podcast wherever you find it! Connect with our Oregon Ducks coverage on other platforms! Watch this episode on YouTube Subscribe to the ScoopDuck YouTube channel Subscribe to ScoopDuck.com Follow Max Torres on X Like and follow Max Torres on Facebook Follow the Ducks Dish Podcast on X Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ScoopDuckOn3's Max Torres and Justin Hopkins react to the news of Oregon firing offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer and quarterback Dante Moore not returning in 2026. After dropping their third game of the season, Dan Lanning finally made the call to part ways with Drew Mehringer. He promoted him from within after Will Stein took the Kentucky job, and it was a decision that ultimately came back to bite him. Assistant quarterbacks coach Jay Johnson will take over play-calling duties. Dante Moore will not play another snap for Oregon in 2026, Dan Lanning announced Monday night. Oregon will move forward with Dylan Raiola and Brock Thomas in the next five games. Maybe Akili Smith Jr. will get a shot. The season is a wash, so there's no better time than now. Tons to get into as the season unravels and we start to look ahead to 2027. The Ducks Dish Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts! Remember to like, comment, rate, review, subscribe and share the Ducks Dish Podcast wherever you find it! Connect with our Oregon Ducks coverage on other platforms! Watch this episode on YouTube Subscribe to the ScoopDuck YouTube channel Subscribe to ScoopDuck.com Follow Max Torres on X Like and follow Max Torres on Facebook Follow the Ducks Dish Podcast on X Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the latest episode of the Ducks Dish Podcast, ScoopDuckOn3 Oregon Football and recruiting reporter Max Torres reacts to the news of Oregon Football parting ways with offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer after this weekend's 21-10 loss to Illinois. Dan Lanning made the call that fans had been pleading for for weeks. And now Oregon is in the market for a new offensive coordinator with five games left in the 2026 season. The timing of the move helps the Ducks get a head start on creating their new offensive identity for the 2027 season and will surely help them get pieces in place in both this next recruiting class that will sign in December and the upcoming transfer portal window. Oregon hasn't lost three games before November since 2018 when Mario Cristobal was head coach and now the Ducks enter unfamiliar territory as they juggle salvaging what's left of the 2026 season and planning for the future of the program. The Ducks Dish Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts! Remember to like, comment, rate, review, subscribe and share the Ducks Dish Podcast wherever you find it! Connect with our Oregon Ducks coverage on other platforms! Subscribe to the ScoopDuck YouTube channel Subscribe to ScoopDuck.com Follow Max Torres on X Like and follow Max Torres on Facebook Follow the Ducks Dish Podcast on X Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ScoopDuckOn3 Oregon Football and Recruiting Reporter Max Torres joins Justin Grossweiner and Kyle Clements on the Sports Animal Eugene for his weekly Oregon Football Recruiting radio hit. This week, Max shares the latest intel on Oregon's visitors for the Nebraska game including elite 2028 OL Grayson Williams, ATH Jayce Halasz and more. The Ducks are still looking for their first commitment in this next cycle. The guys also discuss 2027 Oregon linebacker commit Toa Satele as he heads to Westwood to spend the weekend at UCLA. Also included in this episode is the latest on the quarterback front as Oregon continues searching for their quarterback in the 2028 class with Josiah Boyd announcing his college commitment this weekend. The Ducks Dish Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts! Remember to like, comment, rate, review, subscribe and share the Ducks Dish Podcast wherever you find it! Connect with our Oregon Ducks coverage on other platforms! Subscribe to the ScoopDuck YouTube channel Subscribe to ScoopDuck.com Follow Max Torres on X Like and follow Max Torres on Facebook Follow the Ducks Dish Podcast on X Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.