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Josh Huff (1) and Bralon Addison (11) are on pace to become the second 1,000-yard receiving tandem in school history. They both also have a shot at setting Oregon's single-season receiving record.

(Bruce Ely/The Oregonian)

EUGENE -- Halfway through the season, Oregon receivers Josh Huff and Bralon Addison have formed what could be the most prolific receiving tandem in school history.

Huff, a senior, has 27 catches for 552 yards and five touchdowns. Addison, a sophomore, has 27 catches for 502 yards and six touchdowns. Last year, no Oregon player reached 500 yards receiving for the entire season.

They are on pace to become only the second tandem in school history to have 1,000 receiving yards in the same season, joining Damon Griffin and Tony Hartley, who accomplished the feat in 1998.

And they are the only tandem in school history to have 100 yards receiving in the same game twice in the same season.

Both are also on pace to break the school record for most receiving yards in a season (1,123), set in 1970 by Bob Newland.

No wonder quarterback Marcus Mariota called them a “dynamic duo” earlier this season.

The emergence of the Texas tandem (Huff is from Houston and Addison from nearby Missouri City) is the byproduct of several factors. According to offensive coordinator Scott Frost, new receivers coach Matt Lubick has taught the receivers to run more crisp routes, helping the receivers get more open. As a result, Frost is more comfortable calling plays downfield.

“Marcus is really good on deep throws, we have receivers who can stretch the field now, and the line has done a great job protecting for Marcus,’’ Frost said. “All those things have come together to give a little more of a deep passing game.’’

Lubick came to the Ducks from Duke, where last year he was named the 2012 Wide Receivers Coach of the Year by FootballScoop.com. He took over a unit that was coached by Frost, who was promoted to offensive coordinator. Frost said Lubick has taken the receivers “to another level.’’

“He is very detailed,’’ Frost said. “And that’s a nice way to say he is a little O.C. (obsessive compulsive) ... but that works for our receivers. They are running a bunch of definitive routes, routes that are detailed, which is kind of how he coaches.’’

Huff is 29th in the nation in with 92 yards per game and Addison is 43rd at 83.7 yards per game. In the last two games, Addison has amassed 158 yards at Colorado and 157 yards at Washington. Huff had 103 at Colorado and 107 at Washington.

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