I'm just glad he is spending his money on stuff like this instead of bribing politicians. Although he is probably doing that too.
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Update on Oregon recruiting:
McNutt visiting Texas aTm before visiting Oregon again
Possibly going to lose WR commit Isaiah Mozee to Nebraska because the Huskers hired his dad
And TE commit Deshan Braeme is predicted to flip to Tennessee
McNutt visiting Texas aTm before visiting Oregon again
Possibly going to lose WR commit Isaiah Mozee to Nebraska because the Huskers hired his dad
And TE commit Deshan Braeme is predicted to flip to Tennessee
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Dillon Gabriel Had Conversations with Ohio State in the Transfer Portal, But Decided Oregon Had “Everything That I Was Looking For”
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, the preseason Heisman favorite, had conversations with Ohio State in the transfer portal but felt Oregon had “everything that I was looking for.”
Dillon Gabriel Had Conversations with Ohio State in the Transfer Portal, But Decided Oregon Had “Everything That I Was Looking For”
Ohio State had conversations with Dillon Gabriel about becoming its quarterback for the 2024 season before Will Howard transferred to OSU.
Gabriel was one of several quarterbacks Ohio State contacted after it decided to pursue a transfer quarterback this past winter, but the Oklahoma transfer chose to take his talents to Oregon instead.
While Gabriel didn’t want to get into detail about his conversations with other schools during his interview session at Big Ten Media Days on Thursday, he said he considered two other programs in addition to Oregon before announcing his commitment to the Ducks. One of those programs was Ohio State, and Gabriel said he had positive conversations with the Buckeyes.
“It was good,” Gabriel said. “I think with anything, throughout that process, it's just gaining information on one another. But I think the recruiting process is what it is, and I think everyone that was a quarterback in the portal was able to have conversations with different schools.”
While Gabriel committed to Oregon on Dec. 9, just five days after the transfer portal opened, Ohio State waited until January to take a commitment from Howard. The Buckeyes wanted to see how Devin Brown performed in the Cotton Bowl against Missouri in his first career start, which was cut short due to injury, before deciding whether it would add a transfer quarterback.
Asked whether that was a factor in his decision to commit to Oregon over Ohio State, Gabriel indicated that it was.
“I think going through my third recruiting process, I know it's a stressful time for anyone who's transferred. Although there's beauty in new beginnings and all that, everyone knows the stress and a lot that comes with it, whether it's the moving, the moving companies, the moving in, there's just a lot that comes with it,” said Gabriel, who previously transferred from UCF to Oklahoma in 2022. “So the faster you can make a decision and feel good about it, be decisive, then it allows you to act accordingly.”
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Lanning defends Oregon NIL program amid barbs
Dan Lanning said it is an exaggeration that Oregon has more NIL resources than other power college football programs.
Dan Lanning: 'Exaggeration' to say Oregon has most NIL resources
Oregon coach Dan Lanning has heard the comments about the school's name, image and likeness program, which helped add notable transfers like Dillon Gabriel, Dante Moore and Evan Stewart.Even Lanning's former boss, Georgia coach Kirby Smart, mentioned Oregon's NIL program and chief benefactor Phil Knight, joking at SEC media days that he wishes he "could get some of that NIL money he's giving Dan Lanning."
Others have wondered whether Oregon's NIL pool is limitless.
"The reality is, find a top-10 team in college football right now that doesn't have great support," Lanning, who was Georgia's defensive coordinator before coming to Oregon, told ESPN on Thursday. "Do we have a lot more than everybody else? I think that'd be an exaggeration or we'd never lose. Everyone else right now is focused on our ice cream cone, and if I'm busy looking at theirs, that means mine's melting."
Lanning added that Oregon will always have a chance to sign top players and that defending national champion Michigan produced the most players selected in the 2024 NFL draft. The Wolverines had a team-record 13 players selected.
"I'm sure there's a correlation, right?" Lanning said. "Is our situation different than other teams in the nation? Absolutely. Is our team's situation different than the premier teams in the nation? Probably not. And that's OK. We want to be in that [group]."
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Just sayin': Lanning says it is an "exaggeration" to say Oregon has the most NIL resources: but he gives no facts no support that. He just came from Georgia, he knows how much NIL money Georgia has. It's probably less than what Oregon has so he can't use that to counter Smart's statement.
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