Recruiting Update: Full-Auto Murray Brings Cannon to Eugene

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  Football Recruiting Visits This past Monday, Oregon welcomed prime-time visitor Kyler Murray (4-Star/Allen, TX/Rivals100) to Eugene.  A consensus Top-3 dual-threat prospect heading into his senior season, Murray was said to have had a spectacular experience during his time with the Ducks.  A lock for the Under Armour All-American Game and 2013 Texas Gatorade POY, Murray (5’11, 170 lbs) passed for …

Recruiting Update: Nephew of Ngata Bringing Island Thunder?

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  Football Recruiting News Last week, following the first day of spring practice, Oregon head man Mark Helfrich was asked if there was a chance of adding players who had not yet signed with the program in February. “That’s always a possibility,” said Helfrich. “There are always a couple [of irons in] the fire that way.” Not more than 72 hours …

Recruiting Update: Spring Complete With Oregon Reign

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O-Positive Facebook Football Recruiting News Oregon’s latest campaign got underway yesterday morning with the program’s first organized practice of the spring season.  Per the Duck way, the public and press alike will be starved for any information until the mass unveiling of the 2014 squad at the “Salute the Troops”-themed spring game matchup on May 3rd.  Beyond Autzen, the Oregon …

Recruiting Update: “Vile Lyle” Picks Oregon

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Basketball Recruiting Commitments Amid swirling rumors, heavily-touted point guard JaQuan Lyle (5-Star/Huntington, WV/Rivals150) made his college decision public last Wednesday naming Oregon as his future destination.  One of the last nationally-ranked five stars to commit, Lyle left no doubt at the press conference mic. “Next year, I’m going to attend the University of Oregon …” Lyle, standing 6-foot-5 and tipping …

Recruiting Update: Altman Has Team in the Tourney; 5-Star in the Bag?

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  Basketball Recruiting Interest Oregon’s headed to the Bg Dance!  This March holds new meaning for We, the Oregon Faithful as Lightning Yellow and Thunder Green, will take to the hardwood this coming Thursday in a first round match-up with familiar foe, BYU.  Amidst the tension surrounding the moments leading up to Selection Sunday, head coach Dana Altman took a …

Recruiting Update: Oregon Raiding Inland Along the Coast

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Football Recruiting Offers Jack-of-all-trades athlete Stephen Johnson III (4-Star/San Leandro, CA) is catching fire heading into his senior summer.  While recently discovered by the Oregon faithful, Johnson III appears to have been on wide receivers coach Matt Lubick’s wish list for some time.  Toward the end of last week, the Ducks’ coaching staff made good on their promise and extended …

Recruiting Update: Ducks Running Roughshod Over the West Coast

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Football Recruiting Visits Oregon’s fevered pitch along the recruiting trail hit a new high last Saturday as offensive line coach Steve Greatwood welcomed Shane Lemieux (3-Star/Yakima, WA) to Eugene. “Everything about the visit was great, really great,” said Lemieux.  ”My parents and I came down late Thursday night and then went to see the entire program and campus Friday and …

Recruiting Update: Bigger, Faster, Offer?

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  Football Recruiting News In just over two months’ time, Oregon will take to the grounds at Autzen Stadium for the annual Salute The Troops-themed spring game matchup on May 3rd.  In the lull that is the early months of the new year, returners and early-admits make up the bulk of the news that filters out of Eugene. However, the …

Recruiting Update: Oregon to Crash Midwest Border War?

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Football Recruiting Interest The Midwest has never been known to be much of an Oregon recruiting hotbed, but fortunes may be changing as newly-minted Ducks linebacker Jimmie Swain (3-Star/Olathe, KS) is spreading the word about his new team. Swain’s junior teammate, tight end Josh Moore (3-Star/Olathe, KS) became very familiar with the Lightning Yellow & Thunder Green after the elder Swain started …

Recruiting Update: Scarlett to Don Hometown Green?

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Football Recruiting Offers Less than a week into the 2015 recruiting cycle, Oregon extended a slew of offers to preps both near and far in an effort to get out in front amongst the newly-cultivated recruiting landscape. Local phenom and 2013 Oregon 6A state title-winning running back Cameron Scarlett (3-Star/Portland, OR) received his Ducks nod late last week and is drawing …

Recruiting Update: JuJu to add to Eugene Brew?

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Football Recruiting News It’s here. National Signing Day.  The stakes couldn’t be any higher for Oregon as it enters one of the most pivotal phases in program history.  Chip Kelly is now fully in the rear-view mirror in the minds of recruits.  How will head man Mark Helfrich fare on the final day of his first full recruiting cycle? Oregon …

Recruiting Update: Oregon Banking on Three Bills

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Football Recruiting Visits For Oregon, the recruiting stakes placed on this past weekend couldn’t have been much higher.  The Ducks hosted a slew of visitors over the past few days, some of which are absolute necessities in the long-term plan in Eugene. One of Oregon’s biggest targets, defensive lineman Trey Lealaimatafao (3-Star/San Antonio, TX) finally made his way north after …