"LeGarrette 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.

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.

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.

The story that just won't go away. Until LeGarrette Blount plays in a game, the question will still be asked. When or will Blount ever take a snap again for Oregon? Chip Kelly said Monday, "if you merit playing time, you will get playing time."

Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount, who became infamous for punching a Boise State player on national television after the season opener, has returned from suspension after missing eight games.

News of LeGarrette Blount's reinstatement has added another wave of controversy. But now, with his reinstatement for the final three games of the season, hopefully Blount and the Ducks - and the rest of us - can move on.

LeGarrette Blount is back. The University of Oregon announced Monday morning that Blount would be available to play Saturday against Arizona State. Earlier Monday, Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott said he approved the request to reinstate the running back.