"Blount" News

Running back Lache Seastrunk first announced he was headed to Oregon by trumpeting a bill-shaped duck call in his high school gym in Temple, Texas. On Wednesday he made it official with a letter of intent to play for the Ducks.

For the first time since Sept. 3 in Boise, LeGarrette Blount addressed the media after the Rose Bowl.

Oregon's potent offense met its match in Ohio State. The Ducks' spread-option bogged down in the Rose Bowl, and No. 7 Oregon lost 26-17 on Friday in its first appearance in Pasadena on New Year's Day since 1995.

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All the players from the Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes attended media day Wednesday -- except LeGarrette Blount. No matter: The Buckeye defense knows LaMichael James and Blount offer the Ducks a flexible and powerful offense.

The Ohio State Buckeyes know Oregon tailback LaMichael James and quarterback Jeremiah Masoli headline one of the most prolific offenses in the nation. They also know they've got to come up with a way to stop it on New Year's Day in the Rose Bowl.

It was a Civil War for the ages on Thursday night, as the Oregon Ducks defeated the Oregon State Beavers 37-33. The Ducks won the Pac-10 title outright, and will play Ohio State in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.

LeGarrette Blount took the field in a tight Oregon Civil War with rival Oregon State and put together 4 carries for 21 yards -- including a 12-yard touchdown, his first touchdown of the season -- in only his second game of the season and his last home game as a Duck.

The Ducks and Beavers emerged as national players as the regular season came to a dramatic conclusion: The winner of the Oregon Civil War would play Ohio State on New Year's Day in the Rose Bowl. The Ducks won the battle, 37-33.

Redshirt freshman LaMichael James ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns Thursday night to send No. 7 Oregon to the Rose Bowl with a 37-33 victory over No. 13 Oregon State in the Civil War.

A Mine Resistant Ambush Proof vehicle rolls across the gravel with green and yellow dice hanging inside near the driver’s head, a small rubber Oregon Duck strapped to the front of the vehicle. Far from Autzen Stadium, Duck and Beaver fans in Iraq are ready for the big game half a world away.

For 10 years the home team dominated, but the road team has won the last two. Does the road winning streak end on Thursday?

The University of Oregon Ducks could earn a Pac-10 title and Rose Bowl berth with a victory over No. 20 Oregon State in a winner-take-all Civil War on Dec. 3 in Eugene.