The third in our series of profiles of the amazing cast of athletes slated to attend Oregon's first-annual summer recruiting showcase, Talanoa Hufanga of Crescent Valley High.
https://oregon.rivals.com/news/the-stars-of-saturday-night-live-talanoa-hufanga
What impressed me most in researching this remarkable athlete is the combination of rare talent with genuine humility and character.
He accounted for 8 touchdowns in a game against arch rival Corvallis last September and afterward he told reporter Bob Lundeburg of the Gazette-Times, “I think (eight) is the most I’ve ever had,” Hufanga said with a smile. “But it’s not all me. My linemen are giving me the gaps I need to read and they are opening the holes and doing their job so I can do mine, which is to help get Ws.”
If the Ducks pull Lenzy, Jaramillo, Cota and Hufanga out of the state, it has to be their all-time recruiting haul within Oregon. But it will be a pitched battle to hold on to all four. Adding Eli'Jah Winston from Central Catholic would be worthy of a Weekend Update and an opening monologue.
https://oregon.rivals.com/news/the-stars-of-saturday-night-live-talanoa-hufanga
What impressed me most in researching this remarkable athlete is the combination of rare talent with genuine humility and character.
He accounted for 8 touchdowns in a game against arch rival Corvallis last September and afterward he told reporter Bob Lundeburg of the Gazette-Times, “I think (eight) is the most I’ve ever had,” Hufanga said with a smile. “But it’s not all me. My linemen are giving me the gaps I need to read and they are opening the holes and doing their job so I can do mine, which is to help get Ws.”
If the Ducks pull Lenzy, Jaramillo, Cota and Hufanga out of the state, it has to be their all-time recruiting haul within Oregon. But it will be a pitched battle to hold on to all four. Adding Eli'Jah Winston from Central Catholic would be worthy of a Weekend Update and an opening monologue.
