The month of February in the world of college football recruiting is officially not what it used to be. Gone are the days of coaches and fans sweating out the decisions of 18-year-olds deep into the winter months. That stress and anxiety has been rewound to mid-December, as the early signing period has unequivocally solidified […]
A whirlwind past several days for Duck fans is finally – and perhaps mercifully for some – winding to a close. Indeed, the start of the early signing period Wednesday served up an equal share of exciting gifts and anticipated disappointments, as recruits from across the country made official their commitments to the college football […]
Flock Thoughts is a sporadic series at WFOD that aims to offer opinion and analysis on a collection of timely, newsworthy items surrounding the Oregon football program. Think of it as going to Costco for the samples, but just replace the nice ladies in hairnets and plastic gloves with our thoughts on some of the […]
Don’t expect the Ducks to experience a crippling shortage of capable defensive backs any time soon. After adding four defensive backs to this year’s roster from the 2019 recruiting cycle, another major wave of help in the secondary is on its way, as Oregon added a sixth verbal commitment from a defensive back to their […]
Just like it was last year, it could be yet another busy June for Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal and the Ducks on the recruiting trail. Last year during the month of June, the Ducks picked up six verbal commitments from members of their 2019 recruiting class. This year, they’ve already landed two: the first […]
It’s been said before, and deserves to be said again – recruiting has forever been, and will forever be, one of wildest beats around. If you need validation, look no further than what has recently transpired in the roller coaster recruitments of Bru McCoy and Chris Steele, two of the most highly-touted prospects from southern […]
If you’ve had WFOD on lock the last several days, then you’re probably well-acquainted with our multi-part series that aimed to re-examine the 2020 recruiting landscape for the Ducks entering the May evaluation period. For those wondering, May is the month in which college coaches from around the country head out on the road to […]
With spring football now squarely in the rear-view mirror and the dog days of late spring and summer lying just beyond the horizon, now feels like as good a time as any to re-evaluate where things stand with some of the biggest targets for the Ducks in the 2020 recruiting cycle. Back in February, WFOD […]
Dividends from Oregon’s monumental spring game recruiting weekend continue to be paid out as the 2020 recruiting cycle rolls on, mirroring a trend that started last April when the Ducks landed seven 2019 verbal commitments in a two-month span. This time, Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal and the Ducks were rewarded with a verbal commitment […]
Only now is the dust beginning to settle on Oregon’s red-letter 2019 recruiting class; a monumental recruiting haul on both offense and defense that ultimately landed the Ducks in the top ten of the national recruiting rankings for the first time in school history. Yet, in spite of the incredible and unprecedented work from head […]
