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The announcement is a surprise as Slade-Matautia was bound to be one of the Ducks' starting linebackers and key leaders on defense. He was the Ducks' leading tackler in 2020 with 45 tackles in seven games.
The Honolulu native totaled 120 tackles in three seasons at Oregon. He came in as a 4-star recruit in the 2017 recruiting class from St. Louis School.
Slade-Matautia was a key piece to the Ducks' Rose Bowl run in 2019, recording 63 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss. With his loss, the Ducks have a lot of young talent that will have to step up.
Just sayin': Kind of surprising as he was expected to be a starter again in 2021 per https://autzenzoo.com/2021/05/03/oregon-football-post-spring-depth-chart-predictions-2021/3/.
Starting WILL: Isaac Slade-Matautia
Backup: Justin Flowe
6 jump ship from Bert & Illinois in the last 24 hours
https://247sports.com/college/illin...er-portal-in-24-hours-Bret-Bielema-167169339/
The part I like about this...
It's not always a bad thing when guys leave shortly after a new coach shows up. Urban Meyer had a lot of guys leave when he got his first head coaching job at BG IIRC.
But... and here it is... my favorite part... this is bert we're talking about. The Kids of the world are going to be in the "Addition by subtraction; Just wait, you'll see" mode; but this is still bert. Bert gonna bert