A few days before Oregon’s 51-13 blowout of Arizona in the 2014 Pac-12 championship game, UO special teams coach Tom Osborne marveled at the perceived obliviousness of his walk-on kicker, Aidan Schneider.

“He doesn’t say two words and does whatever you ask him to do,” Osborne said. “He’s one of those kids that just does whatever you ask of them. It’s like he’s still shocked to be here.”

In the game, Aidan accounted for 15 points on his own — three field goals and six extra points — and this week I wanted to test Osborne’s theory. I’ve asked the I-5 Corridor podcast co-host to write a mailbag this week. I just hope he has more than two words in response.

Submit your questions for Aidan about this year’s Pac-12 championship game, this season and, well, anything you want. He’ll answer later this week.

(Photo courtesy of Eric Evans/GoDucks.com)

Tyson Alger covered the Ducks for The Oregonian and The Athletic before branching out on his own to create and run The I-5 Corridor. He brings more than a decade of experience on the University of Oregon sports beat. He has covered everything from Marcus Mariota’s Heisman Trophy-winning season to the Ducks’ first year in the Big 10.

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