For the first time this century, Oregon Football has a head coach who comes from the defensive side of the ball. Typically, a team tends to be stronger on the side of the ball from which their head coach has a background as an assistant. This trend is very real and has to do with the overarching philosophy of how the head coach believes in winning football games--it is very reminiscent, for some of high school/middle school math class and how to solve equations.

On today's episode of Locked On Ducks, Spencer McLaughlin responds to a mailbag question about forming an identity in college football. With Dan Lanning as the head coach, it's reasonable to expect that the best part of the Oregon Football program while he's the HC will be the defense. It may take time before that fully develops--it's important to remember this is Lanning's first ever job as a head football coach.

Spencer has long anticipated that 4-year starter and All-Pac 12 performer Will Richardson would not return for a fifth season in Eugene. After testing the NBA waters, Richardson announced that he IS returning to Oregon for another year under Dana Altman. He has had a great career with the Ducks, and now poses the question...with transfers Keeshawn Barthelemy and Jermaine Couisnard coming over from power-5 programs, what will the starting lineup look like next year? The answer may lie in how ready 5-star center Kel'el Ware is to play right away, and how Dana Altman wants to approach the lineup.

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