-Three more Oregon football players were added to college football award watch lists this week. The Ducks tight end duo of Johnny Mundt and Pharaoh Brown appeared on the preseason John Mackey Award watch list — an award given to the best tight end in college football — while Hroniss Grasu was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list. Grasu was a finialst for the Rimington Trophy last season. The Rimington Trophy is awarded to the best center in college football.

– Brandon Austin isn’t joining the Hutchinson Community College basketball team yet. After it was reported on Monday evening that Austin, a former Oregon and Providence basketball player, would transfer to Hutchinson, head coach Steve Eck told The Emerald, “There’s no truth to that right now.” A representative for Laura Fine Moro, the lawyer for Austin, told The Emerald that Austin was indeed transferring to Hutchinson but that Eck probably had more information on the matter.

– The Eugene Emeralds fell in their third consecutive game Tuesday night to the Salem-Keizur Volcanoes 4-3.

– Oregon men’s tennis player Robin Cambier added another award to his resume.

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