Oregon
Statistically speaking: Oregon Ducks tied for least sacks allowed through 8 games by any team since at least 2009
2013: 273.5 (1st, ninth)
2014: 234.5 (1st, twentieth)
2015: 279.9 (1st, fifth)
2016: 226.4 (2nd, twenty seventh)
2017: 251.0 (2nd, twelfth)
2018: 179.4 (4th, 54th)
2019: 174.9 (2nd, 51st)
2020: 166.7 (seventh, 61st)
2021: 202.4 (4th, twenty fourth)
After Georgia: 140 (ninth, 74th)
After Japanese Washington: 201.5 (third, thirty seventh)
After BYU: 205.0 (third, thirty sixth)
After Washington State: 198.2 (third, twenty ninth)
After Stanford: 228.8 (1st, tenth)
After Arizona: 241.7 (1st, eighth)
After bye: 241.7 (1st, tenth)
After UCLA: 244.6 (1st, fifth)
After Cal: 235.8 (1st, ninth)
Why: Oregon ran for 174 yards and three touchdowns on 40 carries
2013: 165.5 (sixth, 66th)
2014: 165.4 (tenth, sixtieth)
2015: 178.8 (sixth, 73rd)
2016: 246.5 (eleventh, 121st)
2017: 128.5 (2nd, twenty fifth)
2018: 144.3 (fifth, forty third)
2019: 108.9 (2nd, thirteenth)
2020: 169.6 (seventh, seventieth)
2021: 144.1 (sixth, 53rd)
After Georgia: 132 (fifth, 71st)
After Japanese Washington: 116 (4th, 53rd)
After BYU: 97.7 (4th, thirty third)
After Washington State: 86.5 (2nd, sixteenth)
After Stanford: 94.6 (2nd, sixteenth)
After Arizona: 98.0 (1st, nineteenth)
After bye: 98.0 (1st, thirteenth)
After UCLA: 110.6 (2nd, nineteenth)
After Cal: 105.8 (1st, fifteenth)
Why: Cal ran for 74 yards on 26 carries
2013: 38.49 (third, twenty seventh)
2014: 36.40 (eighth, 82nd)
2015: 31.85 (twelfth, 126th)
2016: 34.68 (eleventh, 113th)
2017: 34.35 (eleventh, 123rd)
2018: 36.85 (tenth, 83rd)
2019: 38.50 (seventh, 63rd)
2020: 39.36 (4th, forty ninth)
2021: 37.13 (eleventh, 103rd)
After Georgia: 38.75 (4th, 72nd)
After Japanese Washington: 38.8 (seventh, 81st)
After BYU: 37.43 (seventh, 92nd)
After Washington State: 37.33 (seventh, 94th)
After Stanford: 38.4 (sixth, eightieth)
After Arizona: 37.79 (sixth, eighty fifth)
After bye: 37.79 (seventh, 87th)
After UCLA: 37.75 (seventh, eighty fifth)
After Cal: 37.59 (fifth, eighty fifth)
Why: Andrew Boyle had two punts for 72 yards
2013: 291.5 (4th, twenty first)
2014: 312.5 (third, tenth)
2015: 258.3 (seventh, thirty sixth)
2016: 265.3 (fifth, thirty first)
2017: 189.9 (tenth, 94th)
2018: 247.8 (seventh, forty ninth)
2019: 258.2 (fifth, forty first)
2020: 248.1 (4th, forty seventh)
2021: 221.3 (seventh, 76th)
After Georgia: 173 (eleventh, 99th)
After Japanese Washington: 257 (eighth, 57th)
After BYU: 247 (eighth, 68th)
After Washington State: 296.8 (third, twenty fourth)
After Stanford: 270.2 (sixth, forty second)
After Arizona: 270.8 (fifth, thirty fifth)
After bye: 270.8 (seventh, forty second)
After UCLA: 272.6 (eighth, thirty sixth)
After Cal: 290.0 (4th, twenty third)
Why: Bo Nix threw for 412 yards
2013: 204.5 (1st, twenty first)
2014: 264.3 (seventh, 108th)
2015: 306.5 (eleventh, a hundred and twenty fifth)
2016: 271.9 (tenth, 113th)
2017: 240.6 (eighth, 89th)
2018: 241.6 (eighth, 82nd)
2019: 220.1 (2nd, 53rd)
2020: 236.3 (seventh, 66th)
2021: 241.4 (eighth, 88th)
After Georgia: 439 (twelfth, a hundred and thirtieth)
After Japanese Washington: 263 (eleventh, 98th)
After BYU: 277 (twelfth, 114th)
After Washington State: 301.5 (twelfth, a hundred and twenty fifth)
After Stanford: 282.2 (twelfth, 119th)
After Arizona: 275.3 (twelfth, 114th)
After bye: 275.3 (twelfth, 113th)
After UCLA: 273.4 (eleventh, a hundred and fifteenth)
After Cal: 280.2 (eleventh, 119th)
Why: Cal threw for 328 yards
2013: 21.69 (fifth, 59th)
2014: 19.69 (eleventh, 92nd)
2015: 25.16 (1st, fifteenth)
2016: 23.67 (1st, sixteenth)
2017: 22.73 (third, twenty ninth)
2018: 20.18 (seventh, seventieth)
2019: 26.28 (2nd, eighth)
2020: 19.23 (eighth, 84th)
2021: 22.53 (sixth, forty fifth)
After Georgia: 9.0 (tenth, 108th)
After Japanese Washington: 14.67 (eleventh, 114th)
After BYU: 15.5 (tenth, 109th)
After Washington State: 15.6 (twelfth, 116th)
After Stanford: 13.0 (twelfth, a hundred and twenty fifth)
After Arizona: 13.0 (twelfth, 126th)
After bye: 13.0 (twelfth, 127th)
After UCLA: 15.08 (eleventh, 123rd)
After Cal: 15.62 (tenth, 122nd)
Why: Kris Hutson had a 22-yard return
2013: 164.91 (1st, fifth)
2014: 180.78 (1st, 1st)
2015: 161.86 (2nd, ninth)
2016: 151.57 (2nd, nineteenth)
2017: 143.34 (4th, thirty second)
2018: 142.67 (4th, forty fourth)
2019: 158.11 (third, thirteenth)
2020: 158.76 (1st, 14th)
2021: 138.84 (sixth, 62nd)
After Georgia: 85.22 (twelfth, 122nd)
After Japanese Washington: 141.89 (ninth, 67th)
After BYU: 151.37 (sixth, forty fifth)
After Washington State: 159.24 (sixth, thirty sixth)
After Stanford: 148.64 (sixth, forty fourth)
After Arizona: 150.05 (sixth, thirty ninth)
After bye: 150.05 (fifth, forty first)
After UCLA: 158.71 (4th, seventeenth)
After Cal: 163.15 (third, eleventh)
Why: Nix was 27 of 35 with three touchdowns and two interceptions
2013: 105.75 (1st, seventh)
2014: 125.18 (third, 54th)
2015: 139.14 (eighth, ninety fifth)
2016: 143.16 (tenth, 103rd)
2017: 122.85 (fifth, forty eighth)
2018: 124.95 (4th, forty ninth)
2019: 113.69 (2nd, 14th)
2020: 124.02 (third, thirtieth)
2021: 127.01 (fifth, forty first)
After Georgia: 207.50 (twelfth, 129th)
After Japanese Washington: 164.47 (twelfth, 117th)
After BYU: 158.32 (eleventh, 116th)
After Washington State: 155.04 (eleventh, 116th)
After Stanford: 149.80 (eleventh, 111th)
After Arizona: 142.21 (ninth, 98th)
After bye: 142.21 (ninth, a centesimal)
After UCLA: 141.52 (ninth, a centesimal)
After Cal: 141.26 (ninth, a hundred and first)
Why: Jack Plummer was 20 of 33 with a landing and two interceptions and Kai Millner was 8 of 11 with two touchdowns
2013: 21.65 (ninth, seventieth)
2014: 21.39 (seventh, 72nd)
2015: 22.42 (tenth, 86th)
2016: 20.52 (eighth, 63rd)
2017: 22.14 (sixth, 86th)
2018: 22.68 (ninth, a hundred and fifth)
2019: 24.43 (tenth, 118th)
2020: 21.33 (sixth, 66th)
2021: 23.0 (eighth, 102nd)
After Georgia: 36.0 (twelfth, 127th)
After Japanese Washington: 27.8 (twelfth, 121st)
After BYU: 25.0 (tenth, 112th)
After Washington State: 25.0 (eleventh, 108th)
After Stanford: 24.54 (eleventh, 112th)
After Arizona: 25.57 (eleventh, one hundred and twentieth)
After bye: 25.57 (eleventh, 121st)
After UCLA: 24.59 (tenth, a hundred and fifteenth)
After Cal: 24.59 (tenth, 117th)
Why: Cal didn’t return a kickoff
2013: 565.0 (1st, 2nd)
2014: 547.0 (1st, third)
2015: 538.2 (1st, fifth)
2016: 491.7 (2nd, fifteenth)
2017: 440.9 (4th, thirtieth)
2018: 427.2 (third, forty first)
2019: 433.1 (4th, fortieth)
2020: 412.9 (sixth, forty ninth)
2021: 423.6 (fifth, fiftieth)
After Georgia: 313.0 (twelfth, 106th)
After Japanese Washington: 485.5 (sixth, forty sixth)
After BYU: 452.0 (seventh, forty eighth)
After Washington State: 495.0 (third, seventeenth)
After Stanford: 499.0 (third, thirteenth)
After Arizona: 512.5 (1st, fifth)
After bye: 512.5 (1st, eighth)
After UCLA: 517.1 (1st, fifth)
After Cal: 525.8 (1st, third)
Why: Oregon gained 586 yards on 75 performs
2013: 370.1 (third, thirty seventh)
2014: 429.7 (eighth, 87th)
2015: 485.3 (twelfth, 116th)
2016: 518.4 (eleventh, 126th)
2017: 369.2 (4th, forty sixth)
2018: 385.9 (sixth, fifty fifth)
2019: 329.1 (2nd, twenty second)
2020: 405.9 (fifth, 62nd)
2021: 385.6 (eighth, 72nd)
After Georgia: 571.0 (twelfth, 129th)
After Japanese Washington: 379.0 (tenth, 77th)
After BYU: 374.7 (tenth, 78th)
After Washington State: 388.0 (ninth, eightieth)
After Stanford: 376.8 (seventh, 73rd)
After Arizona: 373.3 (seventh, 68th)
After bye: 373.3 (fifth, 61st)
After UCLA: 384.0 (seventh, 77th)
After Cal: 386.0 (sixth, 76th)
Why: Cal gained 402 yards on 70 performs
2013: 12.39 (2nd, nineteenth)
2014: 12.48 (third, twelfth)
2015: 12.58 (4th, twenty third)
2016: 7.55 (seventh, 73rd)
2017: 6.44 (eighth, 79th)
2018: 11.95 (1st, twenty ninth)
2019: 14.33 (third, ninth)
2020: 7.0 (seventh, 62nd)
2021: 10.0 (seventh, fortieth)
After Georgia: 0.0 (ninth, 77th)
After Japanese Washington: 8.8 (fifth, forty seventh)
After BYU: 6.17 (eighth, 86th)
After Washington State: 6.17 (seventh, 92nd)
After Stanford: 5.5 (ninth, 99th)
After Arizona: 5.0 (tenth, 109th)
After bye: 5.0 (tenth, 109th)
After UCLA: 5.0 (ninth, a hundred and fifth)
After Cal: 6.18 (eighth, 87th)
Why: Kris Hutson had two returns for 23 yards
2013: 45.5 (1st, 4th)
2014: 45.4 (1st, 4th)
2015: 43.0 (1st, fifth)
2016: 35.4 (4th, twenty seventh)
2017: 36.0 (third, 18th)
2018: 34.8 (2nd, twenty fifth)
2019: 35.4 (2nd, sixteenth)
2020: 31.3 (4th, forty second)
2021: 31.4 (third, forty second)
After Georgia: 3.0 (twelfth, a hundred and thirtieth)
After Japanese Washington: 36.5 (fifth, fiftieth)
After BYU: 36.5 (fifth, fiftieth)
After Washington State: 39.5 (fifth, twenty fifth)
After Stanford: 40.6 (fifth, sixteenth)
After Arizona: 42.0 (1st, ninth)
After bye: 42.0 (2nd, ninth)
After UCLA: 42.4 (1st, seventh)
After Cal: 42.4 (1st, fifth)
Why: Oregon scored 42 factors
2013: 20.5 (2nd, thirteenth)
2014: 23.6 (2nd, thirtieth)
2015: 37.5 (twelfth, a hundred and fifteenth)
2016: 41.4 (eleventh, 126th)
2017: 29.0 (eighth, 81st)
2018: 25.4 (sixth, forty eighth)
2019: 16.5 (2nd, ninth)
2020: 28.3 (sixth, 59th)
2021: 27.0 (ninth, seventy fifth)
After Georgia: 49.0 (twelfth, 121st)
After Japanese Washington: 31.5 (eleventh, a centesimal)
After BYU: 27.7 (tenth, eighty fifth)
After Washington State: 31.0 (tenth, 94th)
After Stanford: 30.2 (ninth, 97th)
After Arizona: 28.8 (eighth, 83rd)
After bye: 28.8 (eighth, 81st)
After UCLA: 29.0 (tenth, 87th)
After Cal: 28.4 (eighth, 81st)
Why: Cal scored 24 factors
2013: 3.25 (1st, ninth)
2014: 5.75 (third, thirty sixth)
2015: 15.28 (twelfth, 124th)
2016: 7.94 (sixth, 68th)
2017: 6.55 (seventh, 58th)
2018: 7.36 (fifth, 51st)
2019: 7.42 (third, sixty fourth)
2020: 7.44 (4th, seventieth)
2021: 11.07 (tenth, 113th)
After Georgia: 0.0 (2nd, thirteenth)
After Japanese Washington: 0.0 (1st, thirteenth)
After BYU: 0.0 (1st, 14th)
After Washington State: 0.0 (1st, ninth)
After Stanford: 11.0 (ninth, 98th)
After Arizona: 14.67 (eleventh, 118th)
After bye: 14.67 (twelfth, one hundred and twentieth)
After UCLA: 14.67 (twelfth, 122nd)
After Cal: 14.67 (eleventh, 123rd)
Why: Cal didn’t return a punt
2013: 18 sacks, 1.38 per sport (third, twenty ninth)
2014: 31 sacks, 2.07 per sport (4th, 63rd)
2015: 39 sacks, 3.00 per sport (ninth, 111th)
2016: 29 sacks, 2.42 per sport (tenth, 91st)
2017: 25 sacks, 1.92 per sport (fifth, 54th)
2018: 22 sacks, 1.69 per sport (4th, thirty fifth)
2019: 25, 1.79 per sport (4th, forty ninth)
2020: 11, 1.57 per sport (fifth, twenty ninth)
2021: 24, 1.71 per sport (4th, thirty sixth)
After Georgia: 0, 0 per sport (1st, 1st)
After Japanese Washington: 0, 0 per sport (1st, 1st)
After BYU: 0, 0 per sport (1st, 1st)
After Washington State: 0, 0 per sport (1st, 1st)
After Stanford: 1, 0.2 per sport (1st, 1st)
After Arizona: 1, 0.17 per sport (1st, 1st)
After bye: 1, 0.17 per sport (1st, 1st)
After UCLA: 1, 0.14 per sport (1st, 1st)
After Cal: 1, 0.12 per sport (1st, 1st)
Why: Cal didn’t have a sack
2013: 28 sacks, 2.15 per sport (seventh, 52nd)
2014: 37 sacks, 2.47 per sport (seventh, thirty eighth)
2015: 38 sacks, 2.92 per sport (2nd, ninth)
2016: 25 sacks, 2.08 per sport (sixth, 61st)
2017: 33 sacks, 2.54 per sport (fifth, twenty eighth)
2018: 29 sacks, 2.23 per sport (seventh, 57th)
2019: 41, 2.93 per sport (1st, sixteenth)
2020: 12, 1.71 per sport (ninth, 91st)
2021: 23, 1.64 per sport (eighth, 104th)
After Georgia: 0, 0 per sport (twelfth, n/a)
After Japanese Washington: 2, 1.0 per sport (ninth, 109th)
After BYU: 3, 1.0 per sport (ninth, one hundred and tenth)
After Washington State: 7, 1.75 per sport (eighth, 82nd)
After Stanford: 10, 2.2 per sport (fifth, fifty fifth)
After Arizona: 12, 2.17 per sport (fifth, sixtieth)
After bye: 12, 2.17 per sport (sixth, sixtieth)
After UCLA: 12, 1.86 per sport (seventh, 83rd)
After Cal: 14, 1.88 per sport (seventh, eighty fifth)
Why: Oregon had two sacks
2013: 43.1 % (fifth, forty fifth)
2014: 49.5 % (1st, ninth)
2015: 39.1 % (ninth, 69th)
2016: 39.1 % (seventh, 79th)
2017: 41.0 % (ninth, 56th)
2018: 42.9 % (4th, thirty fourth)
2019: 41.8 % (seventh, forty fourth)
2020: 43.2 % (sixth, forty fourth)
2021: 51.1 (1st, 4th)
After Georgia: 46.7 (sixth, 52nd)
After Japanese Washington: 58.6 (2nd, eleventh)
After BYU: 51.2 (third, twenty third)
After Washington State: 48.1 (fifth, twenty eighth)
After Stanford: 44.4 (fifth, thirty sixth)
After Arizona: 45.9 (sixth, thirty first)
After bye: 45.9 (fifth, thirty second)
After UCLA: 46.5 (fifth, thirtieth)
After Cal: 46.9 (fifth, twenty seventh)
Why: Oregon was 5 of 10 on third down
2013: 40.3 % (tenth, 71st)
2014: 42.3 % (twelfth, 89th)
2015: 42.2 % (seventh, 93rd)
2016: 48.5 % (eleventh, 122nd)
2017: 33.3 % (2nd, twenty fourth)
2018: 37.1 % (fifth, forty fifth)
2019: 33.2 % (2nd, twenty second)
2020: 41.4 % (fifth, seventy fifth)
2021: 46.0 (tenth, 118th)
After Georgia: 90.0 (twelfth, 131st)
After Japanese Washington: 60.9 (twelfth, a hundred and thirtieth)
After BYU: 57.9 (eleventh, 129th)
After Washington State: 54.0 (eleventh, 128th)
After Stanford: 48.5 (eleventh, 126th)
After Arizona: 50.6 (eleventh, 127th)
After bye: 50.6 (eleventh, 129th)
After UCLA: 50.5 (eleventh, 129th)
After Cal: 47.3 (ninth, 126th)
Why: Cal was 4 of 15 on third down
2013: plus-10, 0.77 per sport (2nd, seventeenth)
2014: plus-23, 1.53 per sport (1st, 1st)
2015: plus-five, 0.38 per sport (third, thirty fourth)
2016: minus-three, minus-0.25 per sport (tenth, eighty fifth)
2017: even, 0.00 per sport (seventh, sixty fourth)
2018: plus-five, 0.38 per sport (third, thirty fifth)
2019: plus-16, 1.14 per sport (1st, fifth)
2020: minus-9, -1.29 per sport (eleventh, 121st)
2021: plus-9, 0.64 per sport (third, 18th)
After Georgia: minus-2, -2.00 per sport (eleventh, one hundred and tenth)
After Japanese Washington: zero, 0.0 per sport (seventh, 66th)
After BYU: minus-1, -0.33 per sport (tenth, eightieth)
After Washington State: 0, 0.0 per sport (seventh, sixty fourth)
After Stanford: 0, 0.0 per sport (sixth, 59th)
After Arizona: plus-3, 0.5 per sport (fifth, thirty eighth)
After bye: plus-3, 0.5 per sport (fifth, thirty second)
After UCLA: plus-4, 0.57 per sport (fifth, thirty second)
After Cal: plus-4, 0.50 per sport (fifth, thirty first)
Why: Oregon threw two interceptions and had two interceptions
2013: 78.4 % (eleventh, 94th)
2014: 86.3 % (seventh, forty third)
2015: 85.7 % (eighth, 52nd)
2016: 82.4 % (ninth, 79th)
2017: 89.3 % (third, twenty seventh)
2018: 84.3 % (sixth, sixty fourth)
2019: 77.8 % (eleventh, 96th)
2020: 86.7 % (seventh, thirty ninth)
2021: 84.2 % (sixth, 63rd)
After Georgia: 50.0 % (twelfth, 119th)
After Japanese Washington: 90.9 % (4th, forty fifth)
After BYU: 94.4 % (2nd, twenty fourth)
After Washington State: 92.0 % (4th, thirty eighth)
After Stanford: 93.3 % (third, twenty third)
After Arizona: 94.1 % (2nd, sixteenth)
After bye: 94.1 % (1st, thirteenth)
After UCLA: 92.3 % (1st, 18th)
After Cal: 87.0 % (third, forty fifth)
Why: Oregon scored 4 touchdowns on seven crimson zone journeys
2013: 80.4 % (4th, fortieth)
2014: 84.7 % (eighth, 82nd)
2015: 90.9 % (tenth, 116th)
2016: 89.2 % (tenth, a centesimal)
2017: 82.6 % (fifth, sixtieth)
2018: 83.7 % (sixth, 74th)
2019: 76.9 % (2nd, twenty third)
2020: 83.9 % (sixth, sixty fourth)
2021: 86.9 % (tenth, ninety fifth)
After Georgia: one hundred pc (eighth, 79th)
After Japanese Washington: one hundred pc (eleventh, 98th)
After BYU: 91.7 % (eleventh, 107th)
After Washington State: 94.1 % (twelfth, 116th)
After Stanford: 94.7 % (twelfth, 124th)
After Arizona: 87.5 % (ninth, 96th)
After bye: 87.5 % (tenth, 96th)
After UCLA: 85.7 % (tenth, 82nd)
After Cal: 84.4 % (eighth, 74th)
Why: Cal scored two touchdowns and a discipline purpose on 4 crimson zone journeys
2013: 70.15 (tenth, 116th)
2014: 72.27 (eighth, a hundred and fifteenth)
2015: 61.00 (tenth, 92nd)
2016: 75.83 (twelfth, 126th)
2017: 88.31 (twelfth, 129th)
2018: 47.92 (4th, forty first)
2019: 61.57 (ninth, 103rd)
2020: 50.86 (sixth, sixtieth)
2021: 64.57 (ninth, 111th)
After Georgia: 35 (4th, twenty second)
After Japanese Washington: 45 (sixth, thirty fourth)
After BYU: 46.0 (fifth, thirty seventh)
After Washington State: 56.25 (sixth, sixty fourth)
After Stanford: 72.0 (eleventh, a hundred and fifteenth)
After Arizona: 69.33 (eleventh, one hundred and tenth)
After bye: 69.33 (eleventh, a hundred and fifteenth)
After UCLA: 66.57 (tenth, 106th)
After Cal: 62.0 (tenth, 98th)
Why: Oregon dedicated 4 penalties for 30 yards
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Derrick Harmon, Detroit Loyola product, sees NFL Draft stock soar after season at Oregon
Derrick Harmon made a huge move when he transferred to Oregon from Michigan State heading into the 2024 college football season.
Not only did Harmon get the opportunity to help Oregon win the Big Ten championship and earn the No. 1 seed for the College Football Playoff, he set up his future for an NFL career.
Harmon, a former standout at Detroit Loyola, was an afterthought for the 2025 NFL Draft after his redshirt sophomore season at Michigan State in 2023 when he got in on 40 tackles from his defensive tackle position, 3½ for lost yardage.
Well, Harmon turned into a star at Oregon, a reason he has declared for the NFL Draft, in which his name is now mentioned in the first round of multiple NFL mock drafts, including No. 17 (Cincinnati Bengals) by Yahoo! Sports and No. 16 (Arizona Cardinals) by CBS Sports. The Pro Football Network projects the 49ers to pick Harmon at No. 11 and has Kentucky defensive tackle Deone Walker (Detroit Cass Tech) headed to the Lions at No. 32.
Walker was a second-team All-American in USA Today’s preseason rankings.
Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN has Harmon No. 14 on his board, the No. 4 defensive linemen, saying: “He combines quickness with power to cause chaos for opponents.”
Yes, Harmon’s thick build and long arms and athleticism give him the ability to line up anywhere from 3-technique to nose tackle, making him versatile and valuable for the next level.
Harmon made the most of his one year at Oregon, getting in on 41 tackles, 10½ TFL and five sacks while forcing two fumbles and recovering two fumbles.
“I’ve seen it, not putting too much attention to it because a lot can change,” Harmon said of the mock drafts. “I know I still have a lot of work to do.”
So, how impressive was Harmon?
Well, Harmon led the nation in total pressures from an interior defensive lineman with 55, 12 higher than the next-highest player.
One reason for Harmon’s breakout season was his ability to drop 30 pounds and play at 6-foot-5 and 310 pounds after playing his final season at Michigan State at 340.
“Going to Oregon was really good for me,” said Harmon, who said he was filing his papers to declare for the draft Monday and was set to travel to Dallas to prepare for the NFL Scouting Combine. “I had a good season, and we capitalized on a good season. I loved my team. I feel I improved by being more of a leader and I loved my pass-rushing ability too.
“I left (Michigan) State just because I wanted a better opportunity. I feel I’ve always had good technique in the run game just from the coaches I’ve had previously so for me, so it was more tuning up the pass rush. Coach T (defensive line coach Tony Tuioti) and Coach Tosh (defensive coordinator Lupoi) are good coaches, Coach Tuioti taught me a lot about the run game, played a lot of different positions on the line from the 0 all the way to the 5, so all those techniques he was able to teach me to take to the league.
“At State I played at 6-5 and 340 and this year I played at 6-5 at 315, 320. I could tell the difference, more agile and just as strong.”
Harmon said beating Ohio State 32-31 in Eugene during the regular season was his highlight. He had three tackles, and a forced fumble which he recovered at the Buckeyes’ 28 to set up a touchdown.
Harmon still thinks of his days at Loyola, saying “Coach Cal (John Callahan) is a great coach, still coaching to this day (at Hazel Park). He just told me a lot about ball, and he told me I had potential to play at the college level and at the NFL level just like he told me he did with Malik McDowell before me, so that was cool.”
McDowell started his high school career at Loyola before moving on to Southfield, then playing at Michigan State before being picked in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Seahawks.
High praise for Dante Moore
Former Detroit King standout quarterback Dante Moore started several games at UCLA as a true freshman in 2023 before transferring to Oregon.
Moore stood on the sidelines and watched Dillon Gabriel operate as the Ducks’ quarterback, becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist, completing 72.9% of his passes for 3,857 yards and 30 touchdowns (to just six interceptions). Oregon was 13-0 before a quarterfinal loss to Ohio State in the CFP.
When asked how Moore will perform next season with Gabriel using up his six years of eligibility, Harmon replied: “He’s going to be the truth. You can learn a lot sitting behind a Heisman finalist. Dante Moore is going to be a Heisman finalist next year. He’s that good.”
Moore was ranked No. 5 on CBS Sports listing of 16 players who will define the race for the 2025 national championship, saying Moore is “now the obvious choice to lead the explosive Will Stein’s offense,” and will be aided by receiver Evan Stewart, who announced Tuesday that he will return for ’25 season.
Former Belleville standout Bryce Underwood — the No. 1 recruit in the nation who signed with Michigan — was also among the 16 players listed by CBS Sports for those who will define the race for the national championship.
david.goricki@detroitnews.com
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Oregon State lands $45 million federal grant for microfluidics research
The Biden administration awarded $45 million Tuesday to a research hub at Oregon State University that is working to develop applications for microfluidics, the science of manipulating fluids at miniature scales.
Tuesday’s grant follows a separate $53 million award to HP Inc. on Monday to back microfluidics research and manufacturing at the company’s campus in Corvallis. Both grants were authorized by the 2022 federal CHIPS Act but Tuesday’s money comes from a newly passed defense funding bill.
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Oregon fire survivors share message of hope, resilience with Los Angeles community
Oregon vet who lost clinic in 2020 fire shares lessons of loss and rebuilding, offering hope to L.A. fire victims as communities adapt to natural disasters.
PHOENIX, Ore. — The owner and employees of a southern Oregon veterinary clinic are sending warm thoughts to those who lost homes and businesses in the Los Angeles-area fires.
Glen Winters and his family lost their veterinary hospital in the Almeda Fire in 2020. Winters told KGW he can’t imagine what people in L.A. are experiencing after losing homes filled with sentimental items and photos.
“I can’t imagine losing a home with all those memories,” Winters said.
Winters and his staff evacuated all pets from the hospital during the fire. One veterinary technician loaded a 35-pound tortoise into his pickup truck and drove to Walmart to meet the owner.
“Truly terrifying,” said Dakota Titus, recalling the rush to evacuate. “They were scared but so relieved to get their tortoise.”
Winters said the last thing he saw was a wall of fire approaching. “When I looked down the street, there was a 30-foot wall of flames a block and a half away, with embers flying everywhere,” he said. “It was time to leave, so I got out.”
The next day, only his hospital sign and American flag remained standing. Winters said his daughter had nightmares after learning the building had burned. It took 18 months to get approval to rebuild, and they constructed a larger facility.
“It’s a different community,” Winters said about Phoenix nearly five years later. “It doesn’t make it better, not worse, just different now that people we all knew are gone.”
Daniel Aldrich, director of the Resilience Studies Program at Northeastern University in Boston, lost his family’s home during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He said disaster survivors might expect government or insurance help, but most support comes from friends and community.
“Do we just go back to how things were?” he asked. “We have nostalgia for the past. Things were better in the past. Or do we start encouraging a different approach?”
Aldrich suggested building with more space between houses and clearing vegetation up to 100 yards from homes. “Ways to redesign the community with mobility in mind, access in mind,” he said. “Think through ways homes themselves can be livable even if there are fires in the future.”
The community supported the Winters family through their recovery. “I had people sending me checks saying, ‘You took care of our animals and now it’s time to take care of you,’” Winters said.
Aldrich emphasized adapting to a new normal. “We have to recognize resiliency does not mean we keep things as they were,” he said. “It means we’re building a new sense of normalcy, a new sense of daily life, where we’ll have those connections and work together.”
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