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Washington athletic director Scott Woodward has issued an apology and clarification for comments he made about Oregon over the weekend.
During Washington's pregame radio show on Saturday, Woodward said Oregon as an academic institution has became ''an embarrassment.'' He told KJR-AM that the growth of the Ducks athletically has come at the expense of their academic standing.
Woodward attempted to clarify his comments Monday, apologizing if his comments were found as ''critical or insulting'' to Oregon. He says he has great respect for Oregon as an institution and athletic program, but that Oregon is ''a great example of the struggles which can accompany a university when state funding decreases.''
He says Oregon is not the only college suffering from a decrease in state funding.
