– KWVA’s Ryan Rouillard and Joey McMurray won the best sports play-by-play broadcasting award at the 2014 National Student Production Awards. Joseph Hoyt delves into what led the two into broadcasting and their success.

– Oregon Cross Country competes in the Pac-12 Championships Friday morning. While the men’s team for Colorado is creating a lot of buzz, Oregon Head Coach Robert Johnson has faith in his team’s ability to compete. Chris Mosch has the details as the Ducks were preparing this week.

– Hayden Kim discusses who has the edge defensively and offensively in Saturday’s showdown between Oregon and Stanford, while Justin Wise breaks down specific match ups.

– Though the Ducks would miss out on the inaugural College Football Playoff if it began today, Andrew Bantly explains why it’s far too early to read into the committee’s decisions.

– After not making a catch in a game for the first team this season against Washington State, Dwayne Stanford changed his practice mentality. Since then, he’s become a focal point of the Oregon offense.

– Though Jake LaPutka began playing competitive disc golf to dodge a sweatshirt rule at his high school, he eventually became the amateur world champion. Find out about LaPutka’s quick and unexpected rise to the top.

– This week, an NFL scout questioned whether or not Marcus Mariota has the “alpha male” mentality to succeed in the NFL.

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