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The Ducks have landed coveted South Carolina transfer guard Jermaine Couisnard today. He took visits to Oregon, Maryland and Ohio State but had interest from several other programs including Gonzaga and Houston. The 6-foot-4 guard from East Chicago, Indiana averaged 12 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Gamecocks this last season.

That’s 15 in a row for the men!

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They brough in the new PG White, but I still think PP should play more. Oh well, he is playing and for a good team. Compare their stats.

Ducks took game one last night 11-3. Anthony Hall continues to carry the hot bat and the whole team was hitting last night. But the more beautiful part of the performance was they used only 2 pitchers (Christian Ciuffetelli and RJ Gordon) who pitched very well and kept one of the better offenses in the conference at bay.

The week started off rough when they had a two game mid-week series with UCSD and only got one hit in game one of that, getting no runs. It looked like things were going from bad to worse for the team momentum wise. The next game though Waz started to tinker with different pitching lineups out there, and the bats came alive as they beat UCSD 15-6 in the second game.

Last night, Waz started Ciuffetelli who has had some okay pitching performances with some short weekday starts but never throws more than 4 innings and have regular started RJ Gordon come in from the bullpen in relief. This worked beautifully, I don’t know if this just relieved the starting pressure on Gordon but he came in, partly through the 3rd inning with 2 runners on and one out (7-1 at the time) and went the rest of the game closing it out. I like that Coach Waz is trying some different options with the pitching and they are looking better the last few games. If they can get hot before regionals, sky’s the limit, we will see. Game two is tonight at 6 (local time).

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I’ll be in attendance! The meet runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Go Ducks!

Released his final 4 with us, Michigan, Notre Dame and Arizona. None of those schools is Washington. Says he’s announcing 5/26.

Anyone know if he’s leaning one direction or another?

Picayune (Miss.) four-star running back Dante Dowdell will be making his commitment at 4:00 p.m. CT (2:00 p.m. PT) this afternoon, and the latest intel suggests Oregon has the advantage.

Ole Miss has been perceived as the leader by some, but I see the Ducks at the front of the pack less than 12 hours before his decision.
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Here's the latest:

Here's the national story on the commitment today from Picayune (Miss.) four-star running back Dante Dowdell.

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Rivals250 cornerback Daylen Austin is not big on phone interviews, so I made the trek out to Long Beach Poly in California to speak with him about his recruitment. He is still taking part in track season right now, so the football recruiting side of things has not had all his attention. He has been able to take some visits over the last month, though, and Oregon was one of the schools to host him. He made it out to Eugene last month for a trip that went well and gave him some more insight into how things are shaping up under Dan Lanning. Austin was impressed by what he saw and his interactions with the team and coaches. He has a solid relationship with Demetrice Martin and feels there would a be a good opportunity to step in and start right away at Oregon.

Here's a portion of my conversation with him and you can read the full update at the link up top.

"They’re turning things around. I was up there before coach Lanning. So, he’s turning things around telling me that they’re trying to be like the SEC with their defense. I know their defense is going to be real nice this year, so that’s one thing I was paying attention to. The whole environment at Oregon is different. They look like they’re having fun at practice. ... I seen coach Lanning when he was at Georgia, so I wanted to see him at Oregon and see how he’s turning things around.”

USC is making him a big priority right now, and he says that Nebraska, UCLA, Oregon State and Michigan State are some of the other schools doing the same. Michigan State really has his attention right now and he had just had a lengthy conversation with the staff just before I spoke with him. I get the sense the Ducks have some work to do in this one, but he definitely enjoyed his time on campus and has a ton of respect for Lanning. As a note, his uncle is Willie McGinest and his brother Alex is a defensive back at Oregon State for some context about his situation.

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Collins Acheampong is one of the most unique recruits in the 2023 class out west, and he has been plenty intrigued by Oregon so far. He is now officially down to six schools and the Ducks remain in the hunt as one of the programs remaining on the list. The native of Ghana, who only moved to the US a few years ago, is set to make his college decision July 1.

He has blown up as a recruit this offseason despite not playing football over the last two years. He has great length and is a blank slate for many programs. One thing about Oregon that has intrigued him is that the Ducks view him as a potential fit at tight end. He has mostly focused on playing defense so far, but he is not opposed to making the full-time move to the offensive side of the ball.

You can read my full previous update on him at the link above, but he definitely has a strong impression of the Ducks.

"They have a great track record of pushing and pumping athletes into the NFL. So, NFL is where I wanna go, and I’ll still get a great education there, too. So, they check all the boxes there.”

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Ferndale, Washington center recruit Landen Hatchett is down to five schools as he's released his new list this afternoon. The 6-foot-3 center prospect has been out to Oregon on multiple occasions. USC is not believed to be a heavy player in this one so it is a battle between Oregon, UW, Michigan and Texas A&M.

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Looks like a UO and maybe a BYU lean, but still getting interest from UO and Maribal. Probably not as big a deal for the U given the talent in the Miami area. Mich really wants him too. I hasn't seen his name come up, but maybe I just missed it? Wonder what his weight us up to by now. Super solid offer list.


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I was out at the spring showcase for St. John Bosco HS in Bellflower, Calif. -- as was Tosh Lupoi -- and I talked to high-four-star DE Matayo Uiagalelei about his recruitment and his two Oregon visits this spring. I'll have that story posted in the morning.

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Lake Stevens, Washington running back Jayden Limar recently announced his plans to commit while also officially trimming his list down to four schools. Limar visited Arizona last week and it was the final school on his list that he needed to visit. So, he is pushing forward with his decision. Oregon has been part of the process with Limar for a while. The Ducks were part of his previous top nine, and he has built a strong relationship with Carlos Locklyn. That has helped keep the Ducks in contention. He has not been on campus since early in the year, but he says Oregon is still a big part of the process. Arizona has made things interesting late, but Notre Dame is the favorite to land the four-star recruit at this stage. Still, Oregon has carved out a spot as one of the finalists in the group.

“Just the way they’re recruiting me. Coach Lanning, he talks to me a lot. I talk coach Lock a lot as well. They’ve just done a great job of showing me where their program is going.”

He'll announce his decision on May 26.

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Southern California has been the spot for coaches this week. Most of the top high school programs in the area are holding their college showcases this week and they have been staggered enough for coaches to make several of them each day. I have been at four different spring college showcases over the last two days and Oregon has been represented at most of them and has typically had two coaches at each of them. Along with Tennessee and Alabama, Oregon is the school I have seen present the most and the longest at the showcases I've attended. Here's a quick rundown of who was where and who the staff watched at the showcases.

Gardena-Serra (Tosh Lupoi, Demetrice Martin)
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Long Beach-Poly (Tosh Lupoi, Demetrice Martin)
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Bellflower-St. John Bosco (Tosh Lupoi)
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Long Beach-Millikan (Kenny Dillingham, Junior Adams)
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Why would he want to bother when he can NIL players to Alabama.

This podcast with Dan Lanning is very good. Lots of good football insights and the personal insights he shares are compelling as well.

It's 30 mins in duration but worth the time.