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Oregon has been down this road recently, with an ESPN College GameDay visit and a national television matchup Oct.

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.