Oregon's Daryle Hawkins Set to Play Receiver

Daryle Hawkins spent all of last season playing a little bit of running back, wide receiver, and quarterback. This made him an incredibly valuable practice player because of his versatility, this also stunted his growth a little bit because he wasn't able to focus on one position. Well, the Ducks have finally decided what position he'll play: wide receiver.

Hawkins had been practicing at quarterback during his 2009 season that he redshirted because there wasn't a lot of depth at quarterback. Last season, the Ducks had Nate Costa, Brian Bennett, and Darron Thomas so the need for a quarterback simply wasn't there.

The Ducks have a ton of depth at quarterback again with both Thomas and Bennett returning to the team.

Hawkins seems happy to settle into receiver:

“It’s nice to have a certain group you can learn from,” Hawkins said. “When you’re bouncing around, you’re not really a part of any single group. It’s kind of like you’re just jumping in.

The Ducks lost a lot of firepower at receiver last season with the graduations of DJ Davis and Jeff Maehl, their two leading receivers. They'll need a big season from Hawkins in order to make up for the lost production

Andrew Luck and Pac 12 Elite

It is news to no one that the Pac 12 is a conference brimming with elite quarterbacks. Andrew Luck is just one of them. There is no doubt Luck will be the front man for the conference after becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist last year. Most experts even believed that Luck would have been the No. 1 pick in this year's NFL draft had he decided to turn pro.

Instead, Luck (Stanford) will be joining the elite QB's of the Pac 12 again. Nick Foles (Arizona), Tyler Hansen (Colorado), Matt Barkley (USC), Darron Thomas (Oregon) and Brock Osweiler (Arizona State) will share the conference with Luck.

Competition like that is what the Pac 12 is known for. With the Pac 12 network coming in to reality, it will be a nice chance to catch all of the elite in action!