– As the preseason rolls on, more Oregon football players are being added to major award watch lists. Wednesday morning, Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota was named to the Davey O’Brien award watch list, which is given to the past passer in college football. Mariota finished as a semi-finalist for the award in 2013.

– Along with Mariota, linebacker Derrick Malone was added to both the Butkus, and the Lombardi Award watch lists. Malone was joined by teammates Hroniss Grasu and Tyler Johnstone on the Lombardi Award watch list. This is the third nomination for Malone who was previously named to the Nagurski Trophy watch list which is given to the best defensive player in the nation.

– Senior defensive back Ifo Ekpre-Olomu was named to the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award last Friday, which is given to the best defensive back in the nation. This is the third watch list Ekpre-Olomu has been named to after being added to the Nagurski Trophy and the Bednarik Award.

– Emerald sports reporter Hayden Kim teamed up with David Cohn of the Stanford Daily and Kevin Bowman of the Daily Bruin to discuss the upcoming Pac-12 football season.

– Former Oregon basketball player Brandon Austin was not charged with sexual assault for an incident stemming back to his days at Providence College. A grand jury found “legally insufficient evidence” in the case to charge Austin.

– The Eugene Emeralds lost for the third consecutive game last night.

– Oregon women’s soccer player Bri Pugh was one of 24 players selected to compete in the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team’s third training camp on Monday. Pugh is entering her senior year after earning honorable mention All-Pac-12 last season for the Ducks.

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