Part of the build-up and excitement heading into a new college football season are the discussions that take place around the players that could take the next step in their development and establish themselves as relied upon stars. Notwithstanding the real uncertainty regarding the viability and safety of having a full and uninterrupted football season […]
The outcome of any given college football season can rest on a variety of factors, but perhaps the most important factor relating to team success during the course of a season is depth and the general availability of top talent. Injuries are an unfortunate reality for every program, and every fan base has a story […]
Few programs across the country have risen as quickly and as emphatically up the national recruiting rankings as Oregon has over the past several weeks. Beginning with a verbal commitment from three-star defensive end/outside linebacker Terrell Tilmon on May 1, the Ducks have picked up nine commitments from highly-touted prospects since. That number increased to […]
Friday is pay day for many people in the work force. In recent weeks, Friday has had a similar feel for Ducks head coach Mario Cristobal and the Oregon football program, as the Ducks have been richly compensated in the form of scoring major additions to their rapid ascending 2021 recruiting class. Last Friday, Oregon’s […]
If the 2022 recruiting cycle was your oven, consider the present day to be the pre-heat setting. In fact, with roughly a year and a half to go before 2022 prospects can officially sign a letter of intent with the program of their choice, labeling this as the pre-heat stage may even be a tad […]
If you’re a person who is into picking nits, let us introduce a worthy challenge in the form of Oregon’s sparkling 2021 recruiting class. In fact, if you’re finding yourself unsatisfied with what Mario Cristobal and his coaching staff have accomplished on the recruiting trail to this point in the cycle, you may just be […]
After a sleepy start to the spring, the Ducks have emerged as lions on the recruiting trail after notching a handful of high-profile commitments over the past several weeks. Yet, the latest addition to their momentum-gathering 2021 recruiting class wasn’t exactly a household name in recruiting circles when the spring began. My, what a difference […]
When we look back at the pivotal moments for Mario Cristobal and the Oregon Ducks during the 2021 recruiting cycle, it’s likely that we’ll look at May as the month that shifted their recruiting class into overdrive. On Friday, the Ducks picked up their sixth May commitment with the pledge of Perkinston (Miss.) Mississippi Gulf […]
Who says nothing grows in the desert? Certainly not Mario Cristobal, who is finding the Desert Southwest – and in particular, the state of Arizona – to be especially fertile recruiting territory for the Ducks during the 2021 recruiting cycle. With prospects such as four-star quarterback Ty Thompson and four-star offensive linemen Bram Walden and […]
While the real world continues to grapple with the crippling impact of COVID-19, few programs across the country have reaped the kind of rewards that Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal and his coaching staff have received on the recruiting trail during the month of May. That hot streak continued in emphatic fashion Wednesday evening, when […]
