De-commitments are as much a part of the recruiting process as anything else. The ebb and flow of the recruiting cycle features them on a near daily basis, as players have a change of heart (sometimes on multiple occasions), coaching staffs turnover, and unforeseen circumstances arise throughout the calendar year that impact a recruit’s final […]
It cannot be stated often enough: There are few things on this earth more inexact and deceiving than recruiting rankings. Yes, there is a correlation between a school’s recruiting ranking at the end of a given cycle and their capacity to ultimately compete for a national championship. However, more often than not, top 10-caliber classes […]
Oregon may have verbal commitments from two of the West Coast’s best defensive tackles already, but for the moment, that evidently hasn’t diminished their chances of landing one of the nation’s top prospects at the position. Despite pledges from four-star Keyon Ware-Hudson and three-star Suaava Poti, the Ducks were included as one of the final […]
If you’re a Duck fan who follows recruiting, there is very little worth quibbling over at this present moment. In fact, if you find yourself quibbling, you’re likely a professional quibbler who is rarely – if ever – satisfied with anything. The truth is Oregon currently has the nation’s 7th-ranked recruiting class for 2019 – […]
The career arc that has plotted Taj Griffin’s time at Oregon has been one marked by ever-changing roles and undoubted injury frustration, sprinkled with occasional moments of brilliance. A four-star recruit who was rated as the nation’s No. 1 all-purpose running back in the class of 2015 by 247Sports, Griffin was considered a signature piece […]
It wasn’t that long ago that the Ducks were sitting pretty as it relates to how their 2019 recruiting class was shaping up in the defensive backfield. As the calendar turned to June, Oregon laid claim to verbal commitments from four highly-touted defensive back prospects; a group that included three-stars Marques Caldwell and Cameron Williams, […]
From the time he announced his verbal commitment on January 26, to this present moment, Jalen Hall has remained as perhaps the biggest enigma surrounding the Oregon football program as the 2018 season peaks out over the horizon. Standing 6-foot-4 and 192 pounds, Hall has all the physical traits you could ever want in a […]
The Ducks have been spinning recruiting gold in 2019, building what is on pace to be the best recruiting class in school history by a wide margin. With 14 prospects known to have given the Oregon coaching staff a verbal commitment, the Ducks currently have the nation’s 4th-ranked recruiting class per 247Sports’ Composite Team Rankings, […]
Of all positions first-year Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal and his staff aim to fill during the 2019 recruiting cycle, wide receiver is arguably the position of greatest need for the Ducks. On Sunday, Cristobal and company took another step towards addressing their relative shortcomings at the position by landing a verbal commitment from Josh […]
