Oregon
Oregon Ducks’ Evan Stewart Surging As Deep Ball Threat For Quarterback Dillon Gabriel
The Oregon Ducks are starting to see transfer wide receiver Evan Stewart gel with quarterback Dillon Gabriel.
Stewart had his first breakout game of the 2024 season in the Ducks’ upset win over the Ohio State Buckeyes in Eugene last Saturday. The transfer from Texas A&M picked up right where he left off in Friday night’s matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers.
Oregon cruised to a 35-0 victory vs. Purdue with much thanks to its electric offense and stout defense.
Evan Stewart Making Strides
Oregon Ducks wide receiver Evan Stewart has started to turn into a star for the high-powered Duck offense. Stewart had a breakout performance against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Stewart hauled in a season-high seven catches for a career-high149 yards and a touchdown. Stewart provided major highlights, including a career-long 69-yard reception, his second 50-plus yard reception of the season and the sixth for the Ducks.
Long story short, Stewart is emerging as an ever-present deep threat.
Building off this performance against Ohio State, Stewart made his presence felt early against the Purdue Boilermakers. On the Ducks’ opening drive, Stewart caught a beautiful 49-yard pass from Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel down the right sideline to set up a Jordan James touchdown.
Stewart went into the half as the Ducks leading receiver with three catches and 79 receiving yards. He finished with 96 yards and four receptions.
Stewart, second on the team in receptions to Tez Johnson, has made an immediate impact at Oregon. He is tied for the Big Ten lead with two 60-plus-yard receptions.
Ducks’ Elite Wide Receiver Room
The Oregon Ducks have an elite wide-receiving core. Quarterback Dillon Gabriel has an abundance of weapons with receivers Tez Johnson, Evan Stewart, and Traeshon Holden. Add in tight end Terrance Ferguson and running backs Jordan James and Noah Whittington, and you have arguable the best set of playmakers in college football.
Stewart finding his way makes this offense nearly unstoppable. They put up 32 points against the vaunted Ohio State defense. The Buckeyes were allowing only six points per game until they rolled into Eugene.
The Ducks hung 32 on them and now they look to continue that success for the remainder of the season.
Oregon coach Dan Lanning praised Stewart’s patience, after the win over the Buckeyes.
“Sometimes you don’t know when your number’s gonna be called,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said after the victory. “Not every play is designed to go to just one person. But I think Evan did a great job of taking advantage of the opportunities when the ball did get put in his direction, and he had opportunities to go make plays on the ball. There’s been some other moments this year where he probably could have had those opportunities, and maybe the ball just didn’t go his way. So he took advantage of those opportunities, and I certainly expect him to do that in the future.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The 100 Oregon National Guard troops who were federalized under Title 10, have begun demobilization activities, according to Governor Kotek’s office and U.S. Northern Command.
CONTINUING COVERAGE | Oregon National Guard troops deployed under Title 10 orders
“All Title 10 troops in Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago are conducting demobilizing activities. They will return to their home units once their demobilization is complete,” U.S. Northern Command stated on their website.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek released a statement reading in part, “The citizen-soldiers of the Oregon National Guard are our neighbors, friends, and family. These courageous Oregonians deserve certainty and respect. While I am relieved that all our troops will finally return home, it does not make up for the personal sacrifices of more than 100 days, including holidays, spent in limbo.”
The troops will travel to Fort Bliss, Texas to finish their demobilization before returning home to Oregon.
Oregon troops spent a majority of their time training at Camp Rilea on the Oregon Coast.
Read Governor Kotek’s full statement below:
“The citizen-soldiers of the Oregon National Guard are our neighbors, friends, and family. These courageous Oregonians deserve certainty and respect. While I am relieved that all our troops will finally return home, it does not make up for the personal sacrifices of more than 100 days, including holidays, spent in limbo.
“During this crisis, Oregonians stood united against the unwanted, unneeded, unconstitutional military intervention in our state, with thousands peacefully voicing their opposition to the Trump Administration’s abuse of power.
“President Trump’s disregard for the facts on the ground revealed that he is more focused on provoking a fight in cities and states that don’t share his politics than serving the American people. I remain committed to defending our values and the rule of law.”
The court injunction that prevents guard deployment in Oregon remains in effect and on appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
(UPDATE: added videos and quotes from Todd Mcgee, Owner of Powderhouse)
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With snow already piling onto the mountains, more people are flocking to Central Oregon. With businesses seeing more people now than ever before this season.
Todd Mcgee, owner of Powderhouse told KTVZ News, “It’s a lot more in the fact if you think about it, was Christmas break where we should be slammed? we’re as busy or even busier then on a Monday than we were on christmas, you know, weekend. so it’s a huge, significant amount.”
Ski and snowboard rentals tell you much about how busy of a time it is.
The busier the rental shops, the busier the mountains are.
“A ton more season leases. and the nice thing about our rentals, when they’re coming back, they’re looking in good shape,” Mcgee told KTVZ News. “We’re not having to stay late and tune them and P-TEX them and get them all back looking nice.”
Powderhouse still has its day and a half turnaround to have equipment ready to go.
Iif you’re still looking to rent equipment, now’s the time to do it.
Oregon
Gary Danielson talks Indiana football vs. Oregon rematch: ‘They seemed to not take IU seriously’
Gary Danielson just retired from calling college football games for decades, including this season’s Indiana at Oregon matchup on Oct. 11.
The Hoosiers (14-0) handed the then-No. 3 Ducks their only loss, 30-20, on the way to the nation’s No. 1 ranking heading into their Peach Bowl game Friday.
Danielson, who played quarterback at Purdue from 1970-72 before an 11-year NFL career, believes Oregon will be more focused for this game.
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The Ducks came into the matchup off an idle week after a double-overtime win over then-No. 3 Penn State at State College, Pennsylvania. Danielson sensed they were still basking in the glow of that win.
“I think Oregon will be very focused for this football game,” he said Monday on the “Dan Patrick Show.” “When Indiana beat them in Oregon, which is a tough place to play, Oregon was coming off their celebration for beating Penn State. Honestly, when we did our interviews, I was struck that they couldn’t get off the Penn State story. … They seemed to not take IU seriously. They’ll take them seriously for this game.”
Though IU made the College Football Playoff last season, some believed the Hoosiers were a one-year wonder, Danielson said.
“They were considered a fraud from their 2024 finish,” he said. “They weren’t frauds, but they weren’t ready for the big-time stage yet. I thought they were focused this year,” especially on defense.
The Hoosiers lost at Notre Dame in the first-round of last season’s CFP.
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