Oregon’s fall camp is basically wrapped, and the Ducks are already shifting their focus toward game week for the 2026 season opener against Boise State.
That’s the backdrop for the latest Autzen Audibles Podcast, where Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil went spot by spot through Oregon’s offense and laid out the biggest storylines coming out of August. The goal wasn’t to pin down a final depth chart or predict every first snap of the season. It was about sorting through what’s been heard in camp, what stood out in conversations with Oregon coaches and players, and which areas seem to be moving in the right direction as the Ducks close camp.
Quarterback came first, and that conversation starts with Dante Moore leading the offense while the Ducks keep an intriguing group of options behind him. From there, the discussion moved into a running back room where competition is everywhere, a receiver group that mixes proven production with emerging names, a tight end position that has kept developing through camp, and an offensive line still searching for its best combination before the opener.
The podcast also dug into the bigger question marks and the players who appear to have helped themselves the most this month. Which groups drew the strongest buzz?
Where are the lingering questions? And who has made the biggest move during August?
Prehm and Skopil addressed all of it as Oregon gets ready to turn the page from camp to Boise State and the start of the 2026 season.
The conversation is broken down by position at 1:27 for the quarterback room, 9:20 for running backs, 17:41 for wide receivers, 27:26 for tight ends, and 33:41 for the offensive line.
Prehm and Skopil also bring a long view to the discussion. Prehm has covered Oregon football, basketball, and recruiting since 2009, a span that includes four different head coaching searches by Oregon football, a Final Four in basketball, two national championship games for Oregon football, and more than 10 recruiting cycles for football and basketball. Skopil has been with DuckTerritory since December 2016 and has covered two football head coaching searches, along with Oregon football’s regular season, basketball, women’s basketball, softball, and recruiting across those sports.
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