• Eight months removed from a knee injury he suffered in the Rose Bowl, wide receiver Devon Allen’s short-term goals have changed. One long-term goal of his hasn’t. The Emerald’s Hayden Kim has the profile of the two-sport star athlete.
• Two 2016 recruits de-committed from Oregon in the past two weeks, causing the Ducks’ recruiting class to slide from No. 7 to No. 29 nationally.
• The Oregon Ducks had their second scrimmage of fall camp on Thursday, and quarterback Jeff Lockie said they suffered too many penalties. The Emerald’s Samuel Marshall has the video.
• Wide receiver Dwayne Stanford looks even faster than he did last season, according to Frost. The Statesman Journal’s Pete Martini has the Q&A with the Ducks’ offensive coordinator.
• Offensive lineman Doug Brenner thinks people will be “very surprised” at how good the Oregon offense will be without Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota.

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