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Autzen Audibles: Dylan Raiola Redshirt Talk + Keep One, Cut Three (Defense Edition)

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Matt Johnson is projected as a stud, but Eric still wants Bear Alexander in the lineup.

1. Autzen Audibles: DuckTerritory's Oregon athletics podcast centers this episode on Dylan Raiola's redshirt status and a keep-one-cut-three defense exercise. 2. Matt Perrine and Eric Skopel host the show, and Skopel also references his redshirt review series while the two compare projected Oregon units. 3. The episode asks whether Oregon should use Dylan Raiola in enough games to burn a year or preserve him for 2027. 4. The hosts cite Gavin Nix and Matthew Johnson playing seven games because of postseason rules as a comparison point. 5. They also discuss the NCAA and competition committee talking about a nine-game rule that would make eligibility management harder. 6. Perrine and Skopel argue that Oregon could give Raiola four regular-season appearances without treating him like a full-time backup. 7. They say Brock Thomas makes sense as a stopgap in 2026 if Oregon wants to protect Raiola's eligibility. 8. The conversation widens to Achilles Smith Jr. and whether Oregon can also find him two or three games of action. 9. They mention Dante Moore as a comparison for what an elite quarterback trajectory can do to eligibility decisions. 10. The hosts ask whether Raiola could be a one-and-done player in 2027 if the season goes well. 11. Perrine raises the scenario where Raiola looks ready by spring ball and Oregon still does not want to lose the redshirt. 12. Skopel notes that Raiola was a major prospect and says he did not look like a five-year college player. 13. The show then shifts into a defensive keep-one-cut-three game for Oregon's 2026 roster. 14. On defensive line, they sort Amari Washington, DeAndre Robinson, Aiden Breland, and Tony Cumberland into a cut-heavy group. 15. The next interior group includes Bear Alexander, Matthew Johnson, Jerome Simmons, and Anthony Jones, with both hosts wanting Matthew Johnson. 16. On edge, the names are Mateo Uyunglele, Tank Jones, Anthony Jones, and Blue Dantzler, and the hosts stress how different the run-defense profiles are. 17. A linebacker group of Jerry Mixon, Braden Platt, Gavin Nix, and Will Stratton leads them to talk about Platt's upside and Mixon's experience. 18. The defensive back and safety groups bring in Ify Obadegwu, Naeem Offord, Brandon Finney Jr., Aaron Scott, Koi Parrish, Jet Washington, and Trey McNutt, and the hosts repeatedly mention Oregon's depth and upside. 19. The tone is conversational and evaluative, with long back-and-forth roster debates, quick rule clarifications, and repeated comparisons to 2025 returning starters. 20. Listeners who follow Oregon roster construction, eligibility rules, and 2026 defensive projections will get the most from this episode; listeners wanting a shorter, non-roster-focused show may skip it.

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