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New team dethrones Ducks at top of Pac-12 recruiting rankings Recruiting is an incredibly fluid subject to cover in the world of college football. So when you take a look at updated recruiting rankings on any given afternoon, it’s important not to get too high or too low based on what you see — the rankings often flip and flop daily with new recruits announcing their commitments. The national rankings certainly flipped on Tuesday afternoon. While the Oregon Ducks have stood atop the Pac-12 recruiting rankings basically from the start of the 2024 cycle on, that changed after the USC Trojans picked up a couple of blue-chip commitments to bolster their class. Both 4-star S Marquis Gallegos and 4-star IOL Makai Saina joined Lincoln Riley and the Trojans, bumping USC ahead of the Ducks for the first time this year. Take a look at where everyone now stands in the national recruiting rankings: Oregon Recruiting: New team dethrones Ducks at top of Pac-12 rankings DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM There’s a new team on top in the Pac-12 recruiting rankings. How long will they stay there before the Ducks jump them again?

What's interesting in this article is this: "The difference with expansion this time around — opposed to expansion of a decade ago — is television market. When the Big Ten added Rutgers and Maryland, the big draw was the New York City and Washington D.C./Northern Virginia television markets. This time around, it’s all about properties and football potential. Television markets aren’t as important because of streaming platforms and viewership moving away from cable. More than anything, it’s about the new Playoff that begins in 2024 — a 12-team format built to benefit those conferences who can qualify the most teams. The distribution specifics for the estimated $1.5 billion annual payout are stilling being negotiated, but it will likely be a system based on units. The more teams in the Playoff (and the more wins), the more units (see: money) earned. Translation: the Big Ten wants football-playing schools with a strong history and investment (facility and academic) in the sport. That leaves a specific group of schools on the radar." If I am looking at this correctly, what he is saying, next time around a school will not be determined their worth and or limited to the city media market size. Rightfully so! What I underlined above are the reasons Oregon will no longer be limited by the Portland media market alone for its value.

Student-athletes will now have more freedom to be released from their signed letter of intent based on new rules issued by the Collegiate Commissioners Association. The CCA announced Tuesday that student-athletes will be granted a release from their letter of intent without a penalty if the school with whom they signed changes head coaches. They can also transfer without penalty if they leave the school after one academic semester or quarter. NLI Program Will Allow Athletes to Back Out of Commitments Under New Guidelines BLEACHERREPORT.COM Student-athletes will now have more freedom to be released from their signed letter of intent based on new rules issued by the Collegiate Commissioners…

JacQawn McRoy, 4-star OL and Oregon target, sets commitment date JacQawn McRoy is almost ready to make his college commitment. McRoy will announce his decision on July 1, he shared Tuesday afternoon. He’ll be picking between a group of 4 finalists: Arkansas, Ole Miss, Oregon and Kentucky. Here are the details: JacQawn McRoy, 4-star OL and Oregon target, sets commitment date SATURDAYOUTWEST.COM JacQawn McRoy is almost ready to announce.

5-star EDGE announces commitment date; Oregon Ducks thought to be favorites The Oregon Ducks currently have the No. 7 ranked recruiting class in the 2024 cycle, and they’ve reached that status without the presence of a 5-star recruit in the mix. That may be changing in the coming weeks. Oregon Recruiting: 5-star Elijah Rushing announces commitment date DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM 5-star EDGE announces commitment date; Oregon Ducks thought to be favorites

Da’Jaun Riggs Shifts Into Decision Mode Following Oregon Visit Oregon is pursuing a small group of talented ballcarriers in the 2024 recruiting class. With Phoenix (Ariz.) Mountain Pointe running back Christian Clark announcing his commitment to Texas last week, the Ducks hosted Washington, D.C. St. John's running back Da'Jaun Riggs for his official visit. He spoke about the impression Oregon left after making it out to Eugene this past weekend. "After being down there, bringing my parents down there, seeing everything--it most definitely jumped up," he said about the Ducks. "It was amazing for me and my parents. Just being down there and the atmosphere of being in Oregon. It was a great place to be at and I most definitely would love to go back there." What were some of the highlights from his official visit? "Coach Dan Lanning's house. With Coach Lock (Carlos Locklyn) and Coach (Will) Stein the offensive coordinator, sitting down, talking and eating." Oregon's seen a lot of talented running backs come through Eugene over the years, but the coaching staff's vision for him could include more than being a traditional back. "Their vision for me is I'm very versatile. I can play more than just running back," Riggs told Ducks Digest. "They see me getting over there and being a major impact on the offensive end. Being able to catch, run and maybe sometimes throw." https://www.bnd.com/sports/college/article276801541.html#storylink=rss

As we all talk about on this forum, I believe it's essential that both SDSU and SMU be invited to join the Pac-12. SMU is comparable to USC in so many ways, except for the brand at this point. SMU has positive growth values for the conference. SDSU is strategically important and needed for the conference. Five things you need to know. Chris Schoemann is the executive director of “The Boulevard Collective” — SMU’s high-octane donor collective. I spoke with a number of wealthy donors for a piece I wrote last week and came away thinking that the buying power of the school’s collective is a threat to some the top entities in the Pac-12. If the Mustangs are invited into the Pac-12 via conference expansion in the coming days or weeks, where would SMU’s NIL collective rank when it comes to wealth? Turns out the folks at The Boulevard Collective have studied it. Said Schoemann: “It’s behind only Division Street. That’s where we are.” Oregon’s collective has billionaire Phil Knight backing it, among others. Last year, I was told by one UO donor that the initial buy-in for Division Street, Inc. was $500,000 and that didn’t get you a say in who the collective did business with. Schoemann told me that the SMU collective was included in the analysis done by consulting firms trying to gauge whether the school was a good fit for the Pac-12. Geography, campus culture, academics, media market, brand and some other criteria certainly matter. But if the Pac-12 is trying to figure out how competitive the Mustangs might be right away, the health of the collective offers a glimpse. Schoemann told me: “We have had good feedback. believe SMU is being analyzed in a number of ways and we’re part of the component.” Canzano: A whale, two wins, a bag of money and a meeting of the minds WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Five things you need to know.

Oregon offers fast-rising receiver out of Arkansas in 2024 class The Ducks have extended an offer to a new target out of the state of Arkansas. Oregon offers fast-rising receiver out of Arkansas in 2024 class 247SPORTS.COM The Ducks have extended an offer to a new target out of the state of Arkansas.

I agree with both Jon and Charles. I like what the writer said in this portion of the article: "For those who want a summary, the measure of the value of a college football brand should be measured by the viewing interest it creates. Loesche tracked ACC teams going back to 2012 and tabulated how many games drove 4M or more viewers. The number was 19 for Clemson and 16 for Florida State. The number for UNC was two and for UVA it was zero. It is easy to see which brands ESPN wants and just as easy to see that SEC Football gets almost no value from adding UNC, UVA, and basically every other ACC team, except for Clemson and FSU." With what Charles been saying and studies that have shown, this proves what the writer presented in this article is true. Oregon's brand along with the 7th largest fan base in the country, and the eyeballs watching games proves Oregon's value should not be limited to media market size in the Portland area.

A year ago, Colorado was at the bottom of the Pac-12 in the midst of the Karl Dorrellera. But Dorrell is now out and Deion Sanders is in as head coach — and he made an entrance fit for Prime Time. Sanders didn’t hide his intentions when he left Jackson State to take over at Colorado. His “Louis” luggage comments have been well-documented, and he lived up to that promise as the Buffaloes saw plenty of roster turnover. Fifty-eight players left the program and 48 came in as Sanders transformed the roster makeup. He’s also generating plenty of excitement around the program, and ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit said Colorado is becoming a circled matchup for other Pac-12 teams as a result. “Without naming names, I do know that there are a lot of Pac-12 coaches that are anxious to play Colorado,” Herbstreit told Pat McAfee on The Pat McAfee Show. “I think there are a lot of people that are excited. … That’s what makes it so exciting is there are a lot of people — before, you didn’t even know Colorado was playing. And now, every week, you’re gonna be like, ‘Who is Colorado playing this week?’ I’m very, very intrigued to see what happens with him not just this year, but in the future.” Kirk Herbstreit says Pac-12 coaches are 'anxious' to face Colorado in 2023 WWW.ON3.COM .

As well as Nix getting injured in this game help led to our loss.

Oregon signee Kwame Evans Jr. projected as first round pick in 2024 draft Soon-to-be freshman Kwame Evans Jr. is considered a possible first round draft pick in next year's NBA Draft. Oregon signee Kwame Evans Jr. projected as first round pick in 2024 draft 247SPORTS.COM Soon-to-be freshman Kwame Evans Jr. is considered a possible first round draft pick in next year's NBA Draft.

Love This Pic. The Croots Keep Coming https://www.si.com/college/oregon/recruiting/prediction-top-2024-defensive-target-to-oregon Oregon Ducks land big time commitment from 4-star 2024 safety AUTZENZOO.COM Oregon Ducks land commitment from 2024 4-star safety Kingston Lopa The Oregon Ducks have landed another commitment in the 2024 recruitment class. Oregon ...

According to Bobby Albrant, of the Oregon Sports News, Oregon sits at third. Guess who sits at first? Assessing The Quarterback Situations For All PAC-12 North Teams – Which Team Has The Edge? – Oregon Sports News OREGONSPORTSNEWS.COM

Since we are bringing up Paul Finebaum, here is another piece criticizing the Pac-12. Paul Finebaum criticizes Pac-12’s media rights negotiation, San Diego State situation Paul Finebaum criticizes Pac-12’s media rights negotiation, San Diego State situation - On3 WWW.ON3.COM .

Pac-12 will be badly stung if it doesn't land San Diego State and SMU The realignment saga continues in the second half of June, in the final days of both the fiscal year and the college sports cycle which ends alongside it. June 30 is the date by which San Diego State needs to leave the Mountain West or pay an exit fee of nearly $16 million more than what it would owe the conference. Everyone in the college sports world is waiting to see how this game of high-stakes poker plays out. The smart money says it’s more likely than not that San Diego State and SMU will join the Pac-12, but what should logically happen is not what regularly happens. This is college sports, after all. “Nobody I spoke with believes the Pac-12 can eclipse a $32 million-per-school average distribution without including both San Diego State and SMU,” Canzano wrote. “The networks and streaming services are looking for not only quality programming but quantity in terms of available games. The Pac-12 presidents might want to stay at 10 schools, but they need the inventory that a 12-team conference brings to get paid. That’s important for football as well as basketball.” If Pac-12 swings and misses with Aztecs, SMU, it will suffer TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM We’re not predicting whether the #Pac12 will actually gain the #Aztecs and #SMU, but we can say it will be a big defeat if the league can’t pull it off.

Latest bowl projections have Ducks facing Notre Dame on New Years' Eve It’s never too early to think about college football and 247Sports is thinking beyond the 2023 regular season. In their latest bowl projections, the Ducks are slated to go to the Fiesta Bowl and play Notre Dame on Dec. 30. Although the Fiesta is in the rotation for the College Football Playoff, the bowl game isn’t one of the playoff games this season. That falls to the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. Oregon Football: Latest bowl projections have Ducks facing Notre Dame DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Latest bowl projections have Ducks facing Notre Dame on New Years’ Eve

Oregon Hosting 5-Star WR Dakorien Moore as Recruitment Ramps Up Oregon isn't wasting any time prioritizing top targets on the recruiting trail. On Tuesday, 2025 Duncanville (Tex.) wide receiver Dakorien Moore will visit Oregon alongside 2024 5-star edge rusher and teammate Colin Simmons. Ducks Digest caught up with Moore at OT7 in Huntington Beach to get the latest in his recruitment. The 6-foot, 180-pound pass catcher already has 34 reported scholarship offers but he's taking the process slow. "Right now some of the schools are picking up wanting to contact me, getting close to that date where we can actually contact them more and more. Some of the coaches getting active with it right now." https://www.heraldonline.com/sports/college/article276582111.html#storylink=rss

Mountain West: Won't approve any exceptions for San Diego St. The Mountain West Conference sent an additional letter to San Diego State on Friday, informing the school that "at this time" the conference will not approve any exceptions the school had requested last week when it gave notice that it intends to resign from the conference, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Monday. Mountain West: Won't approve any exceptions for San Diego St. - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM The Mountain West Conference has informed San Diego State that it does not accept the school's assertion that it had not given formal notice of resignation from the league and that it will not approve...

Meet the 2024 Class: Oregon remains inside top 10 after landing multiple June commitments After a great month of May for Oregon's recruiting, June kept the momentum going. Over the past two weeks, the Ducks have landed three prospects, four-star safety Kingston Lopa, three-star WR Jack Ressler, and three-star IOL Devin Brooks. With coaches out on the recruiting trail, the Ducks have closed the gaps and earned commitments in May from three players, all four-star prospects, in QB Michael Van Buren, DL Xadavien Sims, and WR Dillon Gresham before landing the three players in June. Oregon cleaned up at the end of May after beginning the month by landing its highest-rated recruit of the class, four-star CB Ify Obidegwu. "Here's what I'll say, there's a lot of things on my schedule," said head coach Dan Lanningafter Oregon's spring game. "What this is really tough on the next few weeks is our assistant coaches. They'll be on the road, away from their wives, kids, because they're going to be on the road recruiting. And when they get back, they'll be hosting recruits. We're really grinding until we get to July. Once we get to July, we'll take a deep breath." Meet the 2024 Class: Oregon remains inside top 10 after landing multiple June commitments 247SPORTS.COM Meet Oregon's top-10 2024 class.

One Official Visit Remains for Kamar Mothudi as Decision Nears Linebacker is a major position of need for Oregon in the 2024 recruiting class and one of their top targets is expected back on campus for his official visit next weekend. Ducks Digest caught up with Valley Village (Calif.) Campbell Hall linebacker Kamar Mothudi during the Elite 11 finals in Redondo Beach. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K21PVMQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3KZLTVVEBF146&psc=1

I was thinking the same thing about Oregon State.

In the run-up to a Pac-12 media rights agreement and the grant of rights, uneven distribution of revenue among conference schools has been a point of discussion. Will power players such as Oregon and Washington eventually receive a larger slice of the revenue pie than Oregon State? OSU athletic director Scott Barnes is unconcerned. He believes the “baseline revenue,” meaning television money, will be split evenly among the existing 10 Pac-12 members. Where uneven revenue sharing comes into play has to do with postseason bonuses. Barnes said at this point, Pac-12 schools that participate in the College Football Playoff receiving a greater share of postseason revenue than others is a hypothetical concept, though it is being seriously discussed. It’s substantial money, as a recent report said CFP payouts could hit $2 billion per year by 2027. If a competing school makes a playoff run and is allowed to keep up to half of the payout, it could be an eight-figure windfall. “My feeling on that is that I’m good with it,” Barnes said. “I think that’s a next step and where we sit, we’re in a position, frankly, with our football program. As you think about the percentage split, it’s got to be balanced, but I think there’s traction and I would support going down the path of incentivized distribution of things like CFP.” Oregon State AD Scott Barnes supports uneven split of College Football Playoff revenue WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Barnes believes it's appropriate to "incentivize" revenue to teams participating in the CFP, but is against an uneven split of media rights payouts

Four Teams Standing out for Jeremiah McClellan Oregon has four wide receivers committed in the 2024 class and one big name that's still on their board is St. Louis (Mo.) Christian Brothers College Prep wide receiver Jeremiah McClellan. The 6-foot, 190-pound pass catcher has one more official visit on his schedule and could take another unofficial visit. "I'm going to Oregon next weekend for my OV," he told Ducks Digest at the OT7 championship in Huntington Beach. "Then I probably want to go to Missou again just to see how it is. I'm really trying to start narrowing it down right now. So that's pretty much it." McClellan released a top 12 in April but now a small group of schools are recruiting him hardest. "Ohio State, LSU, Oregon and Missou. Those are the schools that are really heavy on me and I'm heavy on them." https://www.bnd.com/sports/college/article276514591.html#storylink=rss

I agree with Charles. Great point HappyToBeADuck!