Oregon & Oregon State Sports, April 24

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The deadline for Oregon Football season ticket holders to renew their seats for the 2014 season is rapidly approaching. Renewals must be submitted to the Oregon Athletic Ticket Office by 5 p.m. PT on Friday, April 25.  The Ducks’ home schedule this fall includes both 2014 Rose Bowl Game participants – Michigan State (Sept. 6) and Stanford (Nov. 1), as well as Pacific Northwest rival Washington (Oct. 18). Pac-12 foes Arizona (Thursday, Oct. 2) and Colorado (Nov. 22) also visit Autzen Stadium. In addition to the Big Ten Spartans on the non conference side, UO opens with South Dakota (Aug. 30) and hosts Wyoming (Sept. 13).

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Oregon State record setting wide receiver, 2013 Biletnikoff Award recipient and consensus All-American  Brandin Cooks will be one of 30 players in attendance at the 2014 NFL Draft at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Draft begins May 8 at 5 p.m. PDT with the first round and air live on the NFL Network.  Cooks is one of two players representing the Pac-12 Conference on-site at the Draft and most prognosticators predict he will be selected in the opening round. If the Stockton, Calif., native has his name called May 8 he would be the first OSU player since running back Steven Jackson as the 24th overall pick by the St. Louis Rams in 2004 to be selected in the first round. Jackson is the highest drafted Beaver since 1962 Heisman Trophy recipient Terry Baker was the No. 1 overall pick by the then Los Angeles Rams in 1963.