Five-star Jared Curtis re-committed to Georgia on Monday as the Bulldogs beat Oregon for one of the top quarterbacks in the 2026 Rivals250. Here is a look at some quarterback dominoes that could now be in play.
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WHAT DOES OREGON DO NOW?
The Ducks have had a cold run at quarterback this recruiting cycle as four-star Jonas Williams flipped from Oregon to USC and now Curtis turned them down after they put on the full-court press to land the Nashville (Tenn.) Nashville Christian star.
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In typical Oregon fashion, the Ducks could still land with the best quarterback in the bunch as this opens up a massive opportunity to land Ryder Lyons, who is basically considered a 2027 quarterback because of his LDS mission but should be worth the wait.
I’ve now been told on multiple occasions that Oregon, BYU and Michigan are the front-runners in Lyons’ recruitment with USC, Ole Miss, Ohio State and others still in the mix. Now the Folsom, Calif., five-star has a clear runway to end up in Eugene.
USC chose Williams over Lyons first. Michigan just took five-star QB Brady Smigiel. BYU is under serious consideration but still feels like a long shot. Lyons loves the Ole Miss offense but there are still some hurdles there.
In some ways, Lyons is a more mobile playmaker in the Bo Nix mold…
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