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Phil Knight

(Associated Press)

Nike co-founder and Oregon benefactor Phil Knight gave a rare interview with the Stanford Daily's Jana Persky ahead of tonight's Ducks-Cardinal game. Among the highlights...

On his ties to both Oregon and Stanford: "It's always been a big game and an emotional game (between the teams)," Knight said. "It's nice to see them both at the top of the Pac-12 Conference and right now both (are among) the top six teams in the nation."

On his weekend plans: He'll be at Stanford tonight, and then plans to go to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for Saturday's showdown between LSU and Alabama.

On how he's treated at venues around the Pac-12:

“It’s funny, because… I go into Corvallis for Oregon State, I get spit on, and I get a lot of catcalls at Washington State and Washington as well, but Stanford has always been okay,” Knight said.

-- Seth Prince