Oregon snatches blue-chip prospects from Cal, Ohio State

Field Level MediaField Level Media|published: Wed 4th December, 13:32 2024
NCAA Football: Ohio State at OregonOct 12, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks mascot The Duck in the middle of the crowd storming the field after the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Autzen Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images

The good times continue for Oregon.

Ranked No. 1 by the College Football Playoff selection committee, the Ducks flipped a pair of blue-chip prospects on Wednesday on the opening day of the early signing period -- quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, who had been committed to Cal, and Na'eem Offord, a cornerback who spent the past 10 months on Ohio State's board.

Sagapolutele, the top-ranked player from Hawaii, is listed as the No. 9 quarterback in the nation by the 247Sports composite. He committed to the Golden Bears on July 8 but took official visits to Georgia and Oregon in the interim.


He becomes the second quarterback in Oregon's 2025 class, joining fellow four-star prospect Akili Smith Jr., who is listed as the No. 15 QB nationally.

Smith's father played quarterback at Oregon from 1997-98, and the two played at the same high school -- Lincoln in San Diego.

Offord, from Parker High School in Birmingham, Ala., is the nation's No. 2 cornerback, as ranked by the 247Sports composite.

The Ducks signed their three five-star commits Wednesday morning, who include Dakorien Moore from Duncanville, Texas, who is No. 1 wide receiver in the class.


--Field Level Media

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