The PP hype is in overdrive by now. His teammates and coaches say he should get 6th man of the year, hands down. I've been watching some of his single game highlights and a 29-31 pt game isn't unusual. The even have a drill where PP will take the ball vs every player on the team to see if anyone can stop him. Nada. Last second shots from half court, 40ft bombs not to mention great defense despite his size, rebounds and assists. The fans love him and when his contract comes up again it will be a whopper. I'm pretty sure his 3 point shooting compares to Steph Curry's. Dude is on fire.

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Dude stood tall in the pocket with most of the OL starters in some of Q4. Excellent protection meant great vision over the OL/DL. He threw one beautiful sideline pass which was incomplete due to an uncalled hold and Moore just looked ready to me. Small sample set, but I think there's not going to be a moore promising QB in the portal, let alone who knows the system. Is he indeed next year's starter? With a solid OL and a stacked WR/RB room, I think for the 1st time in 3 years we DO NOT go to the portal for a QB.
If true, I can't imagine Novo sticks around, which sucks, but I suppose it's possible if Moore has a banner year, goes pro, making the way for Novo to start in 26. He's got to be one of the top 2-3 back up QB's in the NCAA, if not number 1.
Thoughts?

Final 2025 class ranking?

The four-star quarterback from Ewa Beach (Hawaii) Campbell flipped from Cal to Oregon but it was a tough call. Sagapolutele loved the loyalty Cal's coaching staff showed, I was told this morning they "threw the kitchen sink" at him in terms of NIL and discussions about their new offensive coordinator but two factors played the biggest role on his flip.

The first was the Hawaii QB tradition at Oregon as Sagapolutele grew up watching Marcus Mariota and Dillon Gabriel. The second is that Oregon is primed for numerous runs to the College Football Playoff and the national title. That was a major selling point down the stretch.

The latest here:

Today might be signing day, but there is also a big game this weekend. Took a deep dive into the Penn State offense today for the Wednesday War Room:

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Im told by two well placed sources Ducks are the team to beat. He announces 1:40 local time in Houston, TX.

Oregon was last to host Tobi for a visit

Big names left on the board that have all at least, had some Duck interest. Who do you really want to see joint the team?

Okay all, put together thees notes last night on some of the visitors.

For the first time ever, I am taking Early Signing Day off from the day job.

Sorry for absence today, needed to finish up some critical things for the day job to be completely free tomorrow.

I will have an ESD Primer up in the morning and will be doing my best to capture everything I can and share it in the existing Early Signing Day thread.

I do have a 1:00 appointment to winterize the RV but will have my phone and computer with me to try and share everything I can.

Staff feels

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From this weekend

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Here is our write up. Went through four years of film to see progress and this is a BIG flip for teh Ducks.

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The Miami commitment has been hearing more and more from the Ducks and I'm expecting the program to fight until the end here. Oregon has made some huge flips in the cycle and they view Nix as an instant-impact player at the inside linebacker spot.

Stay tuned...

Top-ten college football head coach buyouts:​

1. Kirby Smart, Georgia – $118,083,333
2. Kalen DeBoer, Alabama – $70,050,000
3. Mike Norvell, Florida State – $63,778,333
4. Brian Kelly, LSU – $61,738,333
5. Dabo Swinney, Clemson – $60,000,000
6. James Franklin, Penn State – $56,666,667
7. Matt Rhule, Nebraska – $56,287,500
8. Steve Sarkisian, Texas – $55,044,583
9. Dan Lanning, Oregon – $45,366,667
10. Brett Venables, Oklahoma – $44,808,333

Worth noting is there are always other 'pieces' to buyouts that are not public.

Not really enough content for separate player articles today, so we combined this into one article. Article is free and videos are embedded.

Linkon Cure will sign tomorrow at 10:30am, not a lock by any means, but stay tuned.

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The 3-star linebacker from California has the Ducks in his Top 3 alongside BYU and UCLA. He was on campus Saturday to soak in the atmosphere and watch Oregon dominate rival Washington, 49-21. This is what he said to Duck Sports Authority about his experience in Eugene:

"It was great. I brought my Dad, and my brother, for his first Oregon experience. We got in around 1 p.m. and headed to the football facility for a pregame meal and talked with some guys I met at the SNL Camp. I never get tired of being on the field during pregame because it's the closest I can to imagine myself playing in front of thousands. The game experience is immersive, and the traditions are always fun. After the game, we headed back to the facility to have some dinner and meet with the coaches. It's pretty cool just having casual conversation with the minds behind the best team in college football."

The four-star quarterback told me Monday night that "sometime" Tuesday he should announce his final decision.