LeGarrette Blount News

STILL THE STARTER? ASU head coach Dennis Erickson looks for an explanation from Danny Sullivan after he threw an interception against USC during their game at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.

Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh isn't alone in calling his quarterback, Andrew Luck, "the best quarterback in the country.'' Oregon secondary coach John Neal, whose retooled defensive backfield will be Luck's target Saturday when the seventh-ranked Ducks play at Stanford, had a similar scouting report.

Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount will soon be able to carry the football again.

Hundreds of handmade greeting cards have been gathered and will be delivered to Oregon National Guard troops deployed overseas for them to send to loved ones on special occasions.

Sports Illustrated reports that Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount was reinstated today.

A day after bouncing off Stanford running back Toby Gerhart, the Oregon Ducks tumbled down the rankings Sunday.

UO quarterback Jeremiah Masoli scores against USC. Now it's Stanford's turn to try to stop the Ducks' devastating spread offense.

Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli rolled up 386 all-purpose yards in the Ducks' big win over USC last weekend.

John Canzano and Ken Goe preview Saturday's matchups and debate the LeGarrette Blount situation at Oregon.

For those of us who were there that night in Tucson two years ago, the immediate emotion was pity.

It was the only way that No. 7 Oregon could rebuild its season following the drama of its opener: Forget, focus and forge ahead.

Urban Meyer seems to be a pretty smart and savvy guy. One would have to be in order to have the continued success hea s experienced throughout his coaching career.

USC has lost three consecutive road games to Oregon and Oregon State, which might speak to something in the Northwest air.

Well it has served Oregon well that Blount has been on the Scout team, but I think he has done his time.

Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has shortened LaMichael James' name to "LaMike." A nickname seems a necessity for the redshirt freshman who has become a key component of the No.

Technically, neither No. 10 Oregon nor No. 3 Texas ever really left the Bowl Championship Series national title chase. Sure, the Ducks lost their first game of the season to Boise State, but one-loss teams from automatic BCS-qualifying conferences have advanced to the championship game several times. The Longhorns and their supposed Heisman Trophy-contending quarterback were unimposing for much of the season's first two months, yet they remained undefeated all the while.

Still, not until Saturday night did both squads emphatically remind college football followers why they deserve considerable mention in any national title game discussion. Oregon beat No. 4 Southern California worse (47-20) than any opponent has since 1997. Texas tossed aside No. 13 Oklahoma State, also by 27 points (41-14).

The belief here last week was that for the well-being of the Pac-10 Conference, an Oregon victory over USC would be a good thing.

Oregon coach Chip Kelly says there's nothing to report about the possible reinstatement of suspended running back LeGarrette Blount.

Gators coach Urban Meyer has suspended Brandon Spikes for the first half of the Vanderbilt game for reaching into the helmet of Georgia RB Washaun Ealey and attempting an eye gouge.

Oregon's LaMichael James avoids USC's Kevin Thomas during the Ducks' 47-20 win at Autzen Stadium.