EUGENE -- Oregon football coach Willie Taggart issued a big blow to the bedsheet industry on Monday.

Unlike his predecessor, as well as numerous other coaches across the Pac-12, the first-year Oregon head coach said he is not concerned about his signals on the sidelines being vulnerable to preying Arizona State eyes on Saturday.

"If they can pick up our signs and stop us from that, more power to them," Taggart said on Monday. "We're not concerned about that."

Arizona State head coach Todd Graham has been accused of stealing signs by several coaches over the years, most notably by Washington State head coach Mike Leach in 2016.

"I think they still steal signs, and we'll have to keep an eye on that," Leach said last season. "That is a very unsavory practice they have, so we'll have to do what we can to defend against it."

Graham responded by calling Leach's comments "chicken(expletive)."

He has in the past admitted to stealing signs, notably after Oregon's 2015 triple-overtime win over Arizona State, when former Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost said he believed Graham was trying to decipher whether or not the Ducks were calling run or pass plays.

"Do we steal signals? Yeah, we do," Graham told the Arizona Republic. "Do people steal our signals? Yeah (they) do."

Don't expect such fireworks on Saturday from Taggart, who said the Ducks mix up their signs enough where he's not worried.

"We have a lot of different signals, you never know who is live," he said. "We have a lot of guys moving and giving a lot of signals and every game there's someone different. You just never know."

This is sure to be a move that not only impacts the sheet industry, but also that of detergent and fabric softener companies across the country. A spokesperson from Downey declined to comment.*

The Ducks and Sun Devils kick off Saturday at 7 p.m. in Tempe.

-- Tyson Alger

talger@oregonian.com

@tysonalger

*That didn't happen.