Oregon Football has won the Pac-12 recruiting battle for four years in a row, yet they appeared completely overmatched in 2 meetings with Utah in 2021. With several key departures including a top-10 pick in DE Kayvon Thibodeaux, the Ducks may need to fill in some of their 2021 gaps to produce another 10+ win season. So where can they most improve on game days from last season?

On today's episode of Locked On Ducks, Spencer McLaughlin dives into where the Ducks can be better in 2022 than they were in 2021. In addition to being more explosive on offense, the special teams (though not flashy) were a large weakness last season outside of place kicker Camden Lewis. The 3rd-down defense was also a glaring weakness last year, and some notable departures on defense including 1st-team all-american Verone McKinley could make that a challenge for Dan Lanning and DC Tosh Lupoi.

Something that has been a recent topic of discussion amongst Duck fans is former HC Mario Cristobal, now HC of the Miami Hurricanes, and the limitations he showed last year as a coach. It is long past time for Oregon fans to move on and focus on the situation at hand--reliving negative aspects of the past and feeling bitter about it doesn't do anybody any good.

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