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USA Today
13-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oregon basketball offers No. 1 prospect in 2027 class
Oregon basketball offers No. 1 prospect in 2027 class Dana Altman is always on the hunt for the next great player to come through Eugene, and he has his eyes set on small forward Baba Oladotun out of Maryland. Oladotun is the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2027, so the Ducks have plenty of time to sell him on what the Ducks have to offer. The 6-foot-9, 175-pounder from Silver Spring, MD, and James Hubert Blake High School has plenty to offer the Ducks or any other school he decides to attend. As the No. 1 recruit in the country, his choices will be plentiful. He's the top-ranked junior, and with his size, for now, Oladotun is a lanky forward who has nice range for his height. It will be interesting to see how his build and game change in the next two seasons as he fills out. The Ducks will surely be looking for someone to fill the spot Kwame Evans will leave behind, and Oladotun looks like he could be the perfect fit. But Oregon will have a lot of competition for his services. So far, he has over 30 offers to choose from, and no doubt that number will rise in the next year. Contact/Follow @Ducks_Wire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oregon Ducks news, notes, and opinions.
USA Today
02-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oregon's Kiara Romero makes history at U.S. Women's Open on Sunday
Oregon's Kiara Romero makes history at U.S. Women's Open on Sunday Oregon Ducks superstar Kiara Romero is no stranger to historic feats in her young career, and she added another one to the list on Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills. With a five-under round of 67, Romero officially shot the lowest single-round score by any amateur in U.S. Open history. Romero finished in a tie for 45th place in the tournament, due in large part to her tough Saturday round of 84, 12-over par. Romero made the cut after shooting 1-over (72,73) in the first two rounds but then struggled on moving day. However, she stormed back on Sunday, shooting five-under on her final 15 holes of the day. Romero, who had Oregon head coach Derek Radley on the bag as her caddie, finished in fourth place among all amateurs in the field. The 2025 Big Ten Women's Golfer of the Year, Romero led the Ducks to the Big Ten Championship and a second straight trip to the national semifinals at the NCAA Championships. Contact/Follow @Ducks_Wire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oregon Ducks news, notes, and opinions.
USA Today
20-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Kingston Lopa says 5-star freshman Trey McNutt will ‘be a dude' for Oregon
Kingston Lopa says 5-star freshman Trey McNutt will 'be a dude' for Oregon The days of freshmen coming into a football program wide-eyed and green around the gills are long over. Many freshmen now enroll early, fully participate in spring practice and are expected to perform immediately. In short, they're more prepared to play now than ever before and one of those freshmen for the Oregon Ducks in defensive back Trey McNutt. According to redshirt freshman defensive back Kingston Lopa, McNutt is even more prepared to play than he was at this time last year. 'Man, Trey McNutt, he's gonna be a dude. For sure, he's gonna be a dude," Lopa said. "He's young, but I kind of look at it, I kind of see myself in him from last year. So that's why I really try to help him and try to make sure, like because he's ahead of where we were, where a lot of us freshman last year were like around this time, so he's really trying to get him to be at the level that we're trying to be at.' Lopa didn't play a whole lot last season, as he retained his redshirt status from his freshman year, but he did play in the Big Ten Championship Game and gain valuable experience that will help him this season with a young, but talented, defensive unit. McNutt, out of Cleveland, was rated the No. 21 recruit nationally and the top safety in the country by Rivals and with as young as the defensive back room is at Oregon, he could see some significant time on the field in 2025 if McNutt shows he's capable of handling it. He might be that "dude" sooner rather than later. Contact/Follow @Ducks_Wire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oregon Ducks news, notes, and opinions.
USA Today
09-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Austin Novosad turning heads in QB competition for Oregon football
Austin Novosad turning heads in QB competition for Oregon football Coming into spring camp and eventually this fall for the 2025 college football season, it's been, fairly or unfairly, assumed by many fans that Dante Moore will be the starting quarterback for the Oregon Ducks. But redshirt sophomore Austin Novosad didn't come to Oregon to just hold a clipboard and watch from the sideline. Novosad wants to play and he's doing everything he can to make sure he's does just that. His efforts and development on and off the field haven't gone unnoticed by head coach Dan Lanning or the coaching staff. "I think the guy's just a winner. I mean, he has become really comfortable in our system," Lanning said. "He understands it, you know. And I think that Coach Stein and the offensive staff do a good job of continuing to push that, but he's just really level-headed." Novosad has been in the system for almost three years and he's seen some of he very best do it in Bo Nix and Dillon Gabriel. "I think he's got to see some great quarterbacks in front with Dillon and Bo, and that experience of seeing how those guys operate, day in and day out, and what he can be," Lanning said." He's a guy that can make every throw. He's a good decision maker and really a leader of our team.' The 6-foot-3, 205-pound signal caller from Dripping Springs, Texas, is self-aware and knows how much he's grown and developed since the first day he stepped on campus. "I would say just my leadership and execution of like a faster paced offense coming here, we have a lot of checks, a lot of different schemes, play calls," said Novosad, "and then now being able to, kind of NFL style, being able to take a play call from Coach Stein and then relay it to the whole huddle and executed it at a high level has been kind of my biggest area of growth." Even the receivers, such as Gary Bryant, Jr., has seen how much Novosad has improved. Bryant had to sit on the sidelines last season due to injuries, so he was able to spend more time with Novosad more than usual. According to Bryant, Novosad's leadership skills have improved a lot. And his deep ball isn't too shabby either. "I love Austin. I've been getting a lot of a lot of reps with him. He's a deep ball thrower. Every deep ball is right there on the money. He's been a lot more vocal this year, knowing what to do, the plays in and out, getting guys linked up, and I think they've been doing a pretty good job of letting all the quarterbacks compete." In the end, that's all Novosad asks for. A chance to compete and ultimately win. Contact/Follow @Ducks_Wire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oregon Ducks news, notes, and opinions.
