2016 Football and Basketball Commit is “100 Percent” for Ducks

McKalie Bellew FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Signing day has passed; however, the talk of every school’s recruits is ongoing, especially at the University of Oregon. One of the biggest recruits for Oregon is two-sport commit Dillon Mitchell. Now, Mitchell is currently in his junior year of high school so there is still some time before he is officially an Oregon Duck, but he is quite a …

Future Star: Dillon Mitchell Plans to Play Both Basketball and Football

Caleb Couturie FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Four-star football recruit Dillon Mitchell, who committed to Oregon earlier this year, announced yesterday via Twitter that he plans to play basketball for the University as well. Mitchell, the speedy Junior WR is highly touted for his football skills, but many argue that his true value is actually on a basketball court. The junior stud has 25 touchdowns and 2,238 all …

Recruiting Update: Oregon adds Chain and Buck

Mark Flores FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Football Recruiting Commitments Continuing a hastened march to an inaugural playoff berth, Oregon trashed the ever-changing tree (palm – circa 2014) 45-16. Off the field, the Ducks continued to lumberjack their way to the top in the form of two fresh commitments coming by way of defensive end Canton Kaumatule (4-Star/Honolulu, HI/Rivals250) and class of 2016 wide receiver Dillon Mitchell …

Oregon’s Uncharted Territory in Football Recruiting

Jason Fowler FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

While the 2014 college football season is currently reaching the height of recruiting for the class of 2015, Oregon also has interesting features in planning for the 2016 class. There will be two high school juniors in attendance for the Stanford game on November 1st. With two commits already in this class and potentially one more announcing by the end …