Oregon Football Recruiting: Dominating Defenses Win Recruiting Battles

Jason Fowler FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

When the Oregon Ducks stifled the Top 20 offense of the Arizona Wildcats in the Pac-12 Conference Championship game, America saw a side of the Oregon defense that hasn’t been there all year. This was the focused, well-coached defense that played 59 minutes and 55 seconds (The last five seconds is when Arizona’s third-string quarterback ran into the end zone …

Recruiting Update: Durant to Quack?

Mark Flores FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Football Recruiting Visits Oregon’s thunderous 44-10 win over a hapless Colorado squad gave all in attendance something to remember. Among the onlookers, top-ranked JUCO linebacker Davon Durant (4-Star/El Dorado, KS) came away with a new twist in his recruitment. “The visit was everything I expected,” said Durant. “I knew there would be nice stuff but that isn’t why I went. Oregon …

Oregon Football Recruiting Update: Chinander of the Corn

Mark Flores FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Football Recruiting News/Visits Inching closer to Senior Day, Oregon continues to add to the future with a late offer to a member of the 2015 class. Safety/corner combo Octavius Spencer (3-Star/Monrovia, CA) received an Oregon nod over the weekend and seems poised to pick the Ducks going forward. “(The Ducks) have actually been recruiting me the longest but they just offered,” said …