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With Oregon’s move to the Big Ten in Summer 2024 comes a transition to a conference that prides itself on a more physical brand of football than what the Ducks may have been accustomed to in the Pac-12. Even with that in mind, Oregon coach Dan Lanning hasn’t seen much of a need to change his recruiting approach … not as the Ducks look to finalize a top-10 signing class for a second straight season. Raw talent is still just that to Lanning, who hopes that if anyone had to adjust stylistically, it will be the current Big Ten schools accounting for Oregon’s entrance along with USC, UCLA and Washington.
“We believe in winning football, and winning football, to me, does not exist based on a conference,” Lanning told Josh Pate Wednesday on 247Sports’ YouTube channel. “It exists based on the attributes of your team. We want to make sure we get the right pieces in place for our team. I feel like that if anything, there are going to be some teams [in the Big Ten] that have to adjust based on what we do. We are going to make sure we are always do our best job at getting great talent in here and, more importantly, developing that talent.”
Of the Ducks’ 25 commits for the 2024 cycle, 16 have a four-star rating or higher, according to 247Sports. The haul is headlined by defensive lineman Aydin Breland and edge-rusher Elijah Rushing, both of whom are considered five-star prospects and top-20 recruits nationally, according to 247Sports.
It’s no accident either that Oregon’s two highest-rated recruits come along the defensive front, an area Lanning sees as the foundation for success elsewhere on that side of the football.
“It translates again to winning football, and we know we have to win games up front,” Lanning said. “The best way to have great…
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Author : Dean Straka
Publish date : 2023-12-20 23:08:18
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