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- Royce Freeman was the starting running back, everyone knew that. But coming off of a 2015 season in which Taj Griffin had the second-most yards on the team (570 yards on 77 carries), many assumed he would be in line to get a lot of touches. Kani Benoit was the primary back-up last season, but in the off-season it appeared Tony Brooks-James, not Griffin, would be the one left out.
- John Canzano spoke with Nebraska coach Mike Riley to get some insight on the upcoming showdown with the Cornhuskers.
- Oregon and Nebraska are each other's first tests of the year, look to use momentum heading into their conference slates.
- Duck basketball had a pair of four-star recruits in Eugene over the weekend. Fellow Canadians Abu Kigab and Lindell Washington both enjoyed their visit, with Kigab saying he could see himself in Eugene.