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6-foot-1, 185-pound pro-style quarterback Champ Smith was on hand in Eugene for the Ducks’ battle with Michigan State. He has offers from big-name Power Four programs like Arkansas, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Maryland, and West Virginia. And here is all he had to say about his experience with head coach Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks’ program:

“Overall amazing visit Oregon is one of a kind with there relationship with Nike I was able to get over to the facility early and meet the entire staff and took a tour of the facilities as well as the campus and was able to sit in on the pregame meetings and talk it up with the QBs as well as coach stein which was a really cool experience, as well as watch the walk thru before the game. The game was one of the coolest experiences I have ever been apart of! After the game I got to spend some quality time with Coach Stein and talk about the season and also about how they are getting prepared for their big game this week.”

The 4-star pair from Weddington High School in Matthews (NC) is highly recruited nationwide on the defense as a defensive end and linebacker.

Harris is strong and powerful, and Davis Jr. has strong potential as a hybrid. Davis’s father is Thomas Davis, former legend linebacker at Georgia and with the Carolina Panthers.

The teammates on defense are from my part of the country in the Charlotte, NC metro area and the prized pair is among the most sought-after recruits from big-name programs from across the country.

The Ducks have their competition, but Oregon is carrying weight with top prospects from around the country. And the pair from the East Coast, who also happen to be first cousins, were impressed with all Eugene had to offer when they were on hand, touring the facilities, meeting with coaches, and watching the Ducks dominate Michigan State under Friday Night Lights one week ago.

Here is what they told me about last week’s visit for Oregon’s clash with the Spartans:

Harris: “Everything it was beautiful the fans and the coaches where all cool.”

Davis Jr: “Yeah, the visit was amazing. I enjoyed my time talking to Coach Michalowski and Coach Lanning and being able to be with the players on game day and learn from them and the coaches. The facilities were great too definitely a one of a kind experience.”

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Good morning all,

I am bringing on a new writer whose primary role will be to get recruiting interviews.

His name is Lee Wardlaw and he should be on here soon introducing himself. I am excited to be able to take this step for you all!

A look right here at some massive games:

Given the length, I wanted to create this as a separate content item. Great insights from Drew Davis with his thoughts ahead of this game.

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In a busy week of coverage, our recruiting writer @RivalsWardlaw caught up with @DavidGG27 following his Oregon #GoDucks offer:

A look at some big recruitments here:

Multiple Duck targets make the list:

The podcast is named after the weekly Friday feature that has been a staple at Duck Sports Authority for over a decade. Here is this week's Flock Talk Column:

Had a great conversation with @Rivals top 100 2026 WR @MaddenWilliams1 last night for a preview of his upcoming trip to Eugene this weekend plus a whole lot more.

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Today in the War Room, we take a first look at the Ohio State offense and defense. A key stat: Will Howard is completing just 31% of his passes when pressured:

National recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman is joined by DuckSportsAuthority.com's Brandon Gibson, DeathValleyInside.com's Jefferson Powell and TrojanSports.com's Ryan Young to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION.

Today in a very special edition of the DSA RoundTable, Brandon and I were joined by none other than AJ Jacobson for his thoughts ahead of the game this weekend against Ohio State. A big thank you to AJ for joining us this week!

Fact or Fiction: Oregon will make a statement this weekend that it’s a national championship contender?

@Rivals National Recruiting Analyst @GregSmithRivals answered the question for the week:

I can 'officially' confirm that we were able to get a little helping hand from AJ for this week. He might be up for some later in the season as well, but it was exciting to get his contributions this week! The article will be out this afternoon

Starting what promises to be a busy day with the always FREE Thursday Roundup!

This morning in Flock Talk, big time visits start thus weekend and get bigger next, thoughts on their importance plus the up to date visit list for tonight:

In the final availability of the week, Terrance Ferguson reflected on Oregon's last game against Ohio State and also on facing Jack Sawyer and J.T. Tuimoloau

Here is our full story on his comments today:

Ajani Cornelius talked a lot about the continued growth of the OL following Wednesday's closed practice. Here is our full article on his comments:

It's a big weekend. I am working on a couple of recruit interviews ahead of the weekend and we will ahve as many quotes as possible Monday following the weekend.

Here is the Wednesday Recruiting Primer:

Oregon DB @KobeSavage talked about going up against an explosive Ohio State offense and said he needs to "just rust the game plan"

Check out our article on his comments:

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning opened with a lighthearted joke about why practice was closed, then talked about the preparation ahead of Ohio State. Check out our article:

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As the #GoDucks prepare for Ohio State, we take a look back at Friday's game with our offensive report card:

Today we finish up our look back at the win over Michigan State with our defensive report card: