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Former Oregon Ducks guard Jermaine Couisnard signs with New Orleans Pelicans: Reports
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Former Oregon Ducks guard Jermaine Couisnard will get his shot at NBA Summer League.
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft, Couisnard signed a summer league contract with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to multiple reports Friday.
Couisnard averaged 16.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists in his final season at Oregon, his sixth in college basketball. Prior to his two seasons at Oregon, Couisnard played four seasons at South Carolina.
The 25-year-old will have a chance to audition for either an NBA or international contract at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas July 12-22.
Couisnard’s former Oregon teammate, N’Faly Dante, also went undrafted and signed a two-way deal with the Houston Rockets on Thursday.
— Ryan Clarke covers the Oregon Ducks and Big Ten Conference for The Oregonian and co-hosts the Soccer Made in Portland and Ducks Confidential podcasts. He can be reached at rclarke@oregonian.com or @RyanTClarke.
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Oregon football history: Ducks and USC Trojans migrating from Pac-12 to Big Ten
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Two of the biggest brands in college football left the Pac-12 in search of greener pastures. As the Oregon Ducks and the USC Trojans leave the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten, we are losing some of the regionality that makes college football great, but we’re also getting to preserve a bit of a regional rivalry.
And that’s not a bad thing. It’s not the best thing ever, but it’ll be fun to see future Big Ten meetings between these two West Coast programs. Especially considering that, for a while, these two Pac-12 powerhouses produced some incredible and memorable moments over the years.
It’s going to be fun to see this series preserved (even if it’s happening in a very different conference).
The rivalry got underway all the way back in 1915 as the Oregon Ducks managed to get a 34-0 win in the first-ever meeting between these two teams.
So, how did the USC Trojans respond to that defeat? In a rather convincing way. The USC Trojans went on to win the next EIGHT meetings, including the 1931 53-0 beatdown that Oregon suffered on the road in Los Angeles, California.
There’s absolutely no way that game was fun to be part of or watch.
In recent years, there have been periods of dominance owned by both of these teams. But, with Oregon’s rise to national prominence under Mike Bellotti and Chip Kelly, things started going Oregon’s way somewhat regularly. Oregon has won four of the last five meetings between the two teams as well as seven of the last 10. Dating back to 2000, the Ducks have only lost six meetings with USC. Meanwhile, they’ve won 10. It’s safe to say that things have changed a bit since this series started all those years ago.
The Trojans aren’t on Oregon’s 2024 football schedule, but this series has been preserved a bit considering that both of these teams are making the move to the Big Ten. And here’s to looking forward to the future of what this rivalry looks like.
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Oregon Football Recruiting: 4-Star LB Target Chooses Texas A&M
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A full weekend of wins saw Dan Lanning and company finally come up short in a recruiting battle.
Four-star linebacker Noah Mikhail made his college decision Sunday afternoon. The 2025 California prospect had a final three of Oregon, USC, and Texas A&M.
Mikhail visited Eugene in June. He also visited USC (June 7) and Texas A&M (June 21). Ultimately, he decided to go with the Aggies.
Mikhail plays for Bonita in La Verne, California. According to the 247Sports Composite, the 6-3, 227-pound prospect is the 69th rated player in the country and the No. 8 linebacker.
Lanning and the Ducks coaching staff has had a busy weekend. On Friday, four-star running back Jordon Davison and four-star defensive lineman Josiah Sharma committed to Oregon while Saturday saw five-star cornerback Dorian Brew and four-star tight end Da’Saahn Brame do the same.
The Ducks have 14 commits right now, with a pair of five-stars and 11 four-stars, according to the 247Sports Composite. That’s good for No. 5 in the nation.
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Oregon State University hosting in-person shark dissection at McMenamins
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon State University’s Big Fish Lab is giving a “grand finale” presentation of its educational “Summer of the Shark” series — which includes an in-person shark dissection — at McMenamins Bagdad Theater and Pub in Southeast Portland on July 23.
The event includes lectures on the types of sharks found on Oregon’s Coast, the lives of mother sharks and the risk of shark attacks. The event also includes trivia, discussions with local shark experts, and, once again, a shark dissection performed live.
“Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to meet Oregon’s shark scientists and learn about the important work they do,” Mcmenamins announced. “And we’ll be projecting the dissection onto the theater screen, so you don’t miss out on any of the details. And just in case you’re wondering, don’t worry: the shark died of natural causes.”
Doors open for the event at 6 p.m. and the show will run from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets for the event are $12 for adults and $8 kids 17 and younger.
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