Dion Jordan News

Some of the names, even the playing styles, are familiar to David Paulson. Mention the likes of Jeff Thomason, Josh Wilcox, Blake Spence, Jed Weaver, Willie Tate, Justin Peelle, George Wrighster, Tim Day and Dante Rosario, and Paulson pretty much knows he follows some very good company.

EUGENE - From No. 5 on the depth chart to the West regional college football edition cover of Sports Illustrated.

At 6-foot-5, the Ducks' Lavasier Tuinei is one of many big targets for quarterback Jeremiah Masoli this season.

Oregon receiver Lavasier Tuinei heard the question, threw up his increasingly valuable hands and said, "I mean, it's our job to catch balls.

With the season opener at Boise State barely three weeks away, Ed Dickson said what is undoubtedly on the minds of many at Oregon's fall camp.

That's behind only three of the best quarterbacks the sport has seen in recent years: Tim Tebow , Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy .

Entering fall camp, Oregon coaches have a good idea of who will start at three of the four receiver positions.

Coming into the 2009 season, the Oregon Ducks' wide receiver group lost some talent with the graduation of Jaison Williams and Terrence Scott.

"I don't mind night games," UO coach Chip Kelly says. A few notes from a recent conversation with Oregon football coach Chip Kelly ... On the Ducks playing back-to-back night games to start the season : "I don't mind night games,'' Kelly said.

To be sure, this isn't the same team that played in Eugene last season. But that doesn't mean the Ducks will be a suffering group in the program's first year under Chip Kelly.

Dion Jordan recovered from serious burns as a senior in high school and a knee injury as a freshman last August to be a player who could emerge at tight end next season with his speed and size at 6-feet-7. Media Credit: Dave Martinez Tight end-turned-offensive lineman NaDerris Ward watched practice Monday in a red non-contact jersey after injurying ...

Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore riddled the Oregon secondary last season. In case you were wondering, they are pretty excited in Boise for that Sept.

Thin on the offensive line because of injuries to Bo Thran and C.E. Kaiser, the Oregon Ducks have moved tight end Na'Derris Ward to the unit.