DrJacksPlaidPants Moderator No. 1 Share Posted December 4 Early good news is OBD held off PSU for Brandon Finney Jr. Linkon cure will decide between Oregon and KSU at 11:30 MT. Updates to follow. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Featherbutt No. 2 Share Posted December 4 I miss having one huge signing day. It seems to me that all this early day accomplishes is creating an avenue for verbals to hold up their chosen schools for more money. I'm old, and I have spoken. Gone are the days of taking the day off, cranking up the computer at 0300, and hitting "refresh" 1500 times throughout the day. Remember DeAnothony's day? That was huge. Today we will just be disappointed by verbals waiting to sign. This sucks. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Author Moderator No. 3 Share Posted December 4 Dakorian has signed. 1 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Author Moderator No. 4 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 9:52 AM, DC Featherbutt said: Remember DeAnothony's day? That was huge. Today we will just be disappointed by verbals waiting to sign. This sucks. There are still a few flips in the mix, but I understand the excitement of waiting for a guy to pick a hat. The Peyton Bowen situation was kind of exciting, but He flipped to OU pretty quickly after flipping to Oregon. I hope he enjoys the Birmingham bowl this year. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Author Moderator No. 5 Share Posted December 4 This signing is huge. Wilson was projected to flip to the Gators. 5-Star Dallas Wilson Signs With Oregon Ducks Despite Florida Gators Pushing for Flip WWW.SI.COM Five-star wide receiver recruit Dallas Wilson has signed with the Oregon Ducks despite being predicted to flip his commitment to Florida Gators. Both Steve Wil 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Author Moderator No. 6 Share Posted December 4 Cure sticking with KSU. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Author Moderator No. 7 Share Posted December 4 Right now, the only Oregon commit who is projected to flip is Dorian Brew to Ohio State. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroBurst61 No. 8 Share Posted December 4 So far, so good. Any word on OBD's transfer portal...in or out? And yes I too miss the "waiting for faxed (yeah I'm Old!)" letters of intent to come across the board. But we are in a different era altogether now, so I will just have to play those memories out in my dreams. Go Ducks! Let's get another top 5 recruiting class! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Author Moderator No. 9 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 10:57 AM, MicroBurst61 said: So far, so good. Any word on OBD's transfer portal...in or out? Just this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterPoloDuck No. 10 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 7:25 AM, DrJacksPlaidPants said: Cure sticking with KSU. There's a good chance he'll be tired of mediocrity in a year and end up here in the portal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterPoloDuck No. 11 Share Posted December 4 The Ducks signing day twitter stuff is awesome! Puddles is featured in a video for each recruit! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywarduck No. 12 Share Posted December 4 Love it, signed 3* gamer Mark Wiepert. This kid knows how to win, and play the game. He isn't a 4 or 5 star player, but he is a playa! Oregon owns, Oregon, once again! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman60 No. 13 Share Posted December 4 Important question- Does Puddles have a NIL contract? If not we better pony up, I would hate to lose him! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Author Moderator No. 14 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 11:53 AM, Haywarduck said: Love it, signed 3* gamer Mark Wiepert. This kid knows how to win, and play the game. He isn't a 4 or 5 star player, but he is a playa! Oregon owns, Oregon, once again! I hope he'll be playing baseball as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrw Moderator No. 15 Share Posted December 4 Don't see this on the Go Ducks signing day page, but... Oregon Ducks flip 4-star QB Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele from California DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks officially flipped 4-star quarterback Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele from the California Golden Bears. 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Author Moderator No. 16 Share Posted December 4 Oregon just signed Dorian Brew. He is their highest rated 4-star. 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrw Moderator No. 17 Share Posted December 4 This is kinda funny, considering he's officially signed with Oregon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 18 Share Posted December 4 247 Sports rankes OBD's class No. 3 in the B1G but No. 1 per recruit ranking. This is similar to what I am seeing across all rankings. OBD is No. 7 in the ranking of all the teams but still has the highest per player ranking. https://247sports.com/season/2025-football/compositeteamrankings/?Conference=Big Ten Reliable Rivals has OBD 2nd in the B1G and again, with the highest per player ranking. 2025 big10 football recruiting team rankings N.RIVALS.COM 2025 big10 football recruiting team rankings by Rivals.com 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Moderator No. 19 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 9:21 AM, jrw said: Don't see this on the Go Ducks signing day page, but... Oregon Ducks flip 4-star QB Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele from California DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks officially flipped 4-star quarterback Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele from the California Golden Bears. I wonder how Akili Smith Jr. feels about this. Of course it's great for Oregon to have two blue chip QBs, the more competition the better. But it ultimately means one will transfer out at some point (I surmise either Dante Moore or Austin Novasad will leave when one starts over the other...assuming no transfer portal QB is signed). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Author Moderator No. 20 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 12:44 PM, kirklandduck said: I wonder how Akili Smith Jr. feels about this. Of course it's great for Oregon to have two blue chip QBs, the more competition the better. But it ultimately means one will transfer out at some point (I surmise either Dante Moore or Austin Novasad will leave when one starts over the other...assuming no transfer portal QB is signed). Akili Smith Jr. 'very solid' with Oregon, eager to compete if Ducks bring in another quarterback WWW.SI.COM The Oregon Ducks locked in Lincoln (California) four-star quarterback Akili 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 21 Share Posted December 4 DUCKS WIRE/ USA Today Take - Oregon Ducks football 2025 early signing period commitment tracker DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Who has officially joined the Oregon Ducks on Early Signing Day? Here’s our updated list. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 22 Share Posted December 4 This class now has 3 quarterbacks signed. I suspect the signing of the QB out of Wilsonville is more about filling out the roster and ensuring there are scout team players as well. Walk-ons are basically gone on the roster so instead we need to get walk-on quarterbacks on scholarship. So we'll see how this all shakes out. We will absolutely have transfers out at quarterback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krsmqn No. 23 Share Posted December 4 5* Na'eem Offord to be a duck! 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Moderator No. 24 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 9:51 AM, DrJacksPlaidPants said: Akili Smith Jr. 'very solid' with Oregon, eager to compete if Ducks bring in another quarterback WWW.SI.COM The Oregon Ducks locked in Lincoln (California) four-star quarterback Akili I hope that's still the case next season! Should be an interesting competition, both Akili and Jaron are big, solid sized QBs that should have no issue seeing over the oline. I do like the Mark Wiepert signing as well as an added unknown variable, he screams scrappy play. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrw Moderator No. 25 Share Posted December 4 5-star cornerback Na’eem Offord announces college commitment DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks pulled off the recruiting flip for 5-star cornerback Na’eem Offord, pulling him away from the Ohio State Buckeyes. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 26 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 8:10 AM, WaterPoloDuck said: There's a good chance he'll be tired of mediocrity in a year and end up here in the portal. After a major push by the Ducks during the recruiting process, five-star 2025 tight end Linkon Cure announced Wednesday that he'll be staying committed to his home-state Kansas State Wildcats and will sign with the team. He explained his decision during an exclusive interview with 247Sports. "They were the first ones to believe in me," Cure told 247Sports. "They really took a chance on me and they never stopped recruiting me hard. . . . It honestly means everything." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Moderator No. 27 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 9:57 AM, jrw said: 5-star cornerback Na’eem Offord announces college commitment DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks pulled off the recruiting flip for 5-star cornerback Na’eem Offord, pulling him away from the Ohio State Buckeyes. Oh man, the DB group is going to be insanely good over the next couple seasons 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan2785 No. 28 Share Posted December 4 Pretty amazing that according to 24/7 we have the highest average ranking in the country just above Texas. We don't have as many recruits, but it's a pretty incredible haul, we didn't really lose many guys, and we picked up a ton as it went along. One guy that I think isn't getting talked about as much as he should is Jordan Davidson, it's been a while since we picked up a high school RB with his size. James and Bucky have been really tough runners, so it isn't like we've been soft there, but there is something to having 220+ slamming into a defense over and over again. I remember with Stewart and Freeman just how beat up the opposing team would be at the end of the game. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleScoutJim No. 29 Share Posted December 4 Remember that not all signed QBs remain QBs. Good hands, quick legged athletes have other options. 17/18 year old egos as BMOC are often brought down to reality once joining a team. is it better to be a starting player in an other than recruited role on a championship team, a starting player in recruited role on a non-competitive team, or the backup in the recruited role on a championship team? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike West No. 30 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 9:44 AM, kirklandduck said: I wonder how Akili Smith Jr. feels about this. Of course it's great for Oregon to have two blue chip QBs, the more competition the better. But it ultimately means one will transfer out at some point (I surmise either Dante Moore or Austin Novasad will leave when one starts over the other...assuming no transfer portal QB is signed). You know, the guy that backed up Carson Palmer never played a full game in college. And got drafted The players don't recognize it yet, but if you transfer and crash and burn, just so you can play, you'll ruin your NFL prospects. Kansas State and Oklahoma made massive mistakes running their QBs out of town for potential. Neither of them even sniffed a shot at a conference title berth. And both will replace said potential stars. And low and behold, the QBs they chased out are both in the playoffs on the two best teams in the field ( though millions of people disagree with me now- I hope Ohio State is seeded sixth, despite feeling OBD are better than they are). Moral of the story: learn the position, because nine out of ten five star QB prospects are not five star performers in college. College Football has really caught up to the NFL. Talent means nothing coming from the level below. Just note how many portal transfers started over those four and five star prospects this year. Kids better get it right. Arch Manning knew exactly what he was doing. He learned how to mater his skills at a superior level before showing his skills at said superior level. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan2785 No. 31 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 10:00 AM, 30Duck said: After a major push by the Ducks during the recruiting process, five-star 2025 tight end Linkon Cure announced Wednesday that he'll be staying committed to his home-state Kansas State Wildcats and will sign with the team. He explained his decision during an exclusive interview with 247Sports. "They were the first ones to believe in me," Cure told 247Sports. "They really took a chance on me and they never stopped recruiting me hard. . . . It honestly means everything." I really like that. I have to say I don't really want college football to become a place where this sort of thing doesn't happen. Of course I want Oregon to get as many great players as they can, but it's nice to know that for some guys staying home and playing for the hometown team still means something. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 32 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 1:00 PM, 30Duck said: After a major push by the Ducks during the recruiting process, five-star 2025 tight end Linkon Cure announced Wednesday that he'll be staying committed to his home-state Kansas State Wildcats and will sign with the team. He explained his decision during an exclusive interview with 247Sports. "They were the first ones to believe in me," Cure told 247Sports. "They really took a chance on me and they never stopped recruiting me hard. . . . It honestly means everything." Sign with a team that will be left behind and not The Ducks? Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Author Moderator No. 33 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 12:57 PM, jrw said: 5-star cornerback Na’eem Offord announces college commitment DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks pulled off the recruiting flip for 5-star cornerback Na’eem Offord, pulling him away from the Ohio State Buckeyes. This is great. But, as we learned last year choosing an Oregon hat on early signing day means nothing if they don't actually send in the written letter of athletic aid which replaces the old LOI. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrw Moderator No. 34 Share Posted December 4 Yeah, neither Offord nor the Hawaiian QB have appeared yet on the Go Ducks page. So, just words at this point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrw Moderator No. 35 Share Posted December 4 Now, they’re both signed! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman60 No. 36 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 10:16 AM, Mike West said: You know, the guy that backed up Carson Palmer never played a full game in college. And got drafted AJ Feeley was Joey Harrington's backup in college and he played 10 years in the NFL, Joey only about 6. The NFL sees talent, even if they don't play a lot. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teders No. 37 Share Posted December 4 Looks like Dorian Brew has signed with the Ducks. Four-star CB Dorian Brew signs with Oregon football 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Author Moderator No. 38 Share Posted December 4 USC might have some possible recruits we can flip. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrw Moderator No. 39 Share Posted December 4 So far, according to the official Go Ducks page, 17 signatures are in. Signing Day GODUCKS.COM Wednesday, December 4: Signing Day for University of Oregon Ducks Football That leaves - who? - Trey McNutt and one other verbal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Moderator No. 40 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 12:25 PM, jrw said: So far, according to the official Go Ducks page, 17 signatures are in. Signing Day GODUCKS.COM Wednesday, December 4: Signing Day for University of Oregon Ducks Football That leaves - who? - Trey McNutt and one other verbal? According to the Oregonian we're still waiting on Dierre Hill, Trey McNutt, Gavin Nix, and Rocco Graziano. Oregon football early signing day tracker: Meet the Ducks’ 2025 recruiting class WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Future Duck football players are signing on the dotted line Wednesday. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 41 Share Posted December 4 UW fans don't have much to see with their team... Phil Knight, Pat Kilkenny, and the other duhk bros can keep pouring money into shiny facilities for UO athletics, the UO can allow itself to be taken over by the sports nut boosters but the UO will still be a second rate educational institution and Eugene will still be a hole. As a native Oregonian, I think the whole thing is kinda sad. Meanwhile, Oregon State University continues to increase its enrollment and focus on the real mission of actually educating the citizenry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOD No. 42 Share Posted December 4 (edited) On 12/4/2024 at 10:17 AM, spartan2785 said: I really like that. I have to say I don't really want college football to become a place where this sort of thing doesn't happen. Of course I want Oregon to get as many great players as they can, but it's nice to know that for some guys staying home and playing for the hometown team still means something. One of those things, the real story very well might fall somewhere in between? It was reported on another site (Wildwestsports) that the Kansas State board said Cure took a look at Oregon and went back to KSU and they upped their NIL package to $5 million for 3 years. Hometown kid sticks with home school still remains a good story. As well, who knows about the $ and actual NIL? It does seem a bit like Cure never really seemed too close to flipping to Oregon; but, that is just what one can gather from the recruiting articles. On the positive side, Reddit is reporting Tobi Haastrup has signed with Oregon. A three star but only one year of high school football. 6-4 and 240 with a reported 10.7 100m (that does appear to flash on film). Tape is worth a watch: Tobi Haastrup TD Club Highlight WWW.HUDL.COM Tobi Haastrup TD Club Highlight Edited December 4 by AnotherOD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Moderator No. 43 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 12:40 PM, 30Duck said: UW fans don't have much to see with their team... Phil Knight, Pat Kilkenny, and the other duhk bros can keep pouring money into shiny facilities for UO athletics, the UO can allow itself to be taken over by the sports nut boosters but the UO will still be a second rate educational institution and Eugene will still be a hole. As a native Oregonian, I think the whole thing is kinda sad. Meanwhile, Oregon State University continues to increase its enrollment and focus on the real mission of actually educating the citizenry. Looks like that's a Beavis fan talking? In any case, you know they have no argument when they start talking about education quality instead of football....'cause talking about football on a national signing day for football would be crazy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Author Moderator No. 44 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 3:40 PM, 30Duck said: UW fans don't have much to see with their team... Phil Knight, Pat Kilkenny, and the other duhk bros can keep pouring money into shiny facilities for UO athletics, the UO can allow itself to be taken over by the sports nut boosters but the UO will still be a second rate educational institution and Eugene will still be a hole. As a native Oregonian, I think the whole thing is kinda sad. Meanwhile, Oregon State University continues to increase its enrollment and focus on the real mission of actually educating the citizenry. I like how their own signing day discussion thread devolved into talking about Oregon. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 45 Share Posted December 4 On 12/4/2024 at 12:46 PM, kirklandduck said: Looks like that's a Beavis fan talking? It's a Husky fan, but they and Beavis fans are interchangeable at this point. UW has a Championship banner too! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krsmqn No. 46 Share Posted December 4 #1 recruiting class according to Rivals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrw Moderator No. 47 Share Posted December 4 Signature officially in from Illinois RB Dierre Hill. That leaves Trey McNutt, Gavin Nix and Rocco Graziano. Signing Day GODUCKS.COM Wednesday, December 4: Signing Day for University of Oregon Ducks Football 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrw Moderator No. 48 Share Posted December 4 And, now it's Trey McNutt who has put pen to paper (or whatever happens now). Signing Day GODUCKS.COM Wednesday, December 4: Signing Day for University of Oregon Ducks Football 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 49 Share Posted December 4 These are the current Oregon recruiting rankings on the following sites: Rivals: No.1 247: No. 4 On3: No.1 What a time to be a Duck! Also... Oregon has the smallest recruiting class of the top 5 with only 20 commits. Lanning is saving up spots for transfers this off season. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
