6 players or recruits at Texas A&M with ties to the Oregon Ducks

We are now deep into the month of November, which means the coaching carousel in the world of college football has started to churn. One of the first big firings took place this past weekend with the news that Jimbo Fisher was being let go by the Texas A&M Aggies.

While a lot of fans and media members quickly started to speculate about whether or not Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning would consider leaving Eugene for College Station, others started to question which players and former Lanning recruits the Ducks would try to pull up to Oregon via the transfer portal.

Now that Lanning disavowed any rumors vehemently on Monday night, we can whole-heartedly look at players on the current Aggies roster and their current recruiting class to see which guys have ties to Oregon. There’s absolutely no guarantee that any of them decide to leave Texas A&M, but in today’s age of college football, it’s become almost commonplace that players start to look elsewhere when a coaching staff that recruited them is removed.

So which players at Texas A&M might start looking at the Ducks once again? Here’s a look:

DL David Hicks

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Former Recruiting Profile

Rating: 5-star 0.9970 (2023)

National Ranking: 7

Position Ranking: 1

Career Stats

9 Games | 11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack

Analysis: There was a real belief that on the night before National Signing Day almost a year ago, the Oregon Ducks were going to land 5-star DL David Hicks over the favorited Texas A&M Aggies. While he was expected to become an Aggie, Lanning and his staff made a late push for the blue-chipper, and there was some buzz surrounding a potential surprise commitment. From what I’ve been told by sources close to the commitment, Hicks was always leaning towards Oregon, but was facing pressure from those around him to choose…

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Author : Ducks Wire

Publish date : 2023-11-15 14:27:55

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