Darron Thomas News

Almost entirely shotgun-based. Usually three-wide, with a lot of zone reads, counters and bubble screens.

First, Chris McCain described his visit as "Off the scale" and gave it a 100. DeWitt Stuckey was his host and he got to spend a lot of time with both Jeremiah Masoli and Darron Thomas.

The Pop Warner football program in Springfield had quite the treat Thursday. Members of the Oregon football team used their off day to help coach the kids.

The Ducks already have verbal commitments from Hroniss Grasu and Nick Rowland . Grasu is a center in waiting and Rowland is big and tough enough to play either tackle or guard and defend the back of future Duck starting quarterbacks Darron Thomas and Grasu's high school teammate Bryan Bennett.

Oregon coach Chip Kelly repeatedly said the same three words following the Ducks' walk-through Friday at Autzen Stadium: "Game-time decision." So for those fans clamoring for some resolution to the Oregon quarterback situation, you'll have to wait until Saturday's game against UCLA kicks off at 12:30 p.m. in the Rose Bowl.

Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli did not practice Monday but is - you guessed it - day-to-day after suffering an injury to his right knee Saturday night.

Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, left, congratulates LaMichael James after a touchdown run against Utah on Saturday, September 19.

The most popular quarterback in Eugene came off the practice field Monday and admitted he's been hearing more than the usual words of encouragement the past few days.

If you recall my last article, I had made a prediction about what would happen for the rest of the season depending on the outcome of the Utah game.

If last year means anything, Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli should get going eventually passing the ball.

UO coach Chip Kelly will try to get the Ducks back on track Saturday against Purdue.

The Oregon Ducks take the first step in moving past LeGarrette Blount's fateful punch when they host Purdue on Saturday night.

Oregon is turning to two redshirt freshmen with a combined career rushing total of 22 yards to help the Ducks move the ball by land.

Rob Moseley noticed that QB Darron Thomas took a few reps as running back at practice yesterday.

Down to three running backs - LaMichael James, Kenjon Barner and Andre Crenshaw - in the wake of Blount's suspension and Remene Alston's academic issues, the Oregon Ducks enlisted the help of 6-foot-3 sophomore quarterback Darron Thomas on Tuesday.

Heading into the long-anticipated Game Day, some things you might not remember about last season's game between Oregon and Boise State... It was Kellen Moore's first road trip.

To preface the game between Boise State and Oregon, these two sports savvy Editors debated about which team is more likely to win and why.

One of the disappointments of a closed scrimmage Tuesday is that we won't get to see freshman quarterback Daryle Hawkins, who impressed during the first scrimmage and "showed signs of greatness," according to starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli.

Rob Moseley was at both sessions of practice yesterday and it was a scorcher , but not on the offensive field as the defensive unit had the better outing in the afternoon.

Watching Darron Thomas practice with the Oregon Ducks, it is clear the future is bright at quarterback.