Per ESPN: 4 star DE Pagan parts ways with Clemson... Byers??

[justducky0]

Apparently. JHop is reporting on 247 that Byers is solid... Something about not wanting to be a back-up plan.

Yup, he is solid to Oregon. He said that even if Clemson offers, he'll stick with Oregon. Great news.

Saw this on a Clemson message board. They asked Byers if he didn't want to play with Clowney.

"I chose Oregon because of where God led me. All do respect to him but idc if julius peppers or freeney was there. I made the decision to be GREAT. Get a DEGREE, and be a inspiration to others. My purpose is to do GOD'S WORK. Football is only for a season nd I wanna live for a lifetime...What God has for me is for me nd Its way beyond football."

Reminds me of Tajh Boyd saying that Clemson was more religious than Oregon. But very happy to have him and very happy that God's on our side.

God does not care what recruits we get

[uostudent]

Apparently. JHop is reporting on 247 that Byers is solid... Something about not wanting to be a back-up plan.

Yup, he is solid to Oregon. He said that even if Clemson offers, he'll stick with Oregon. Great news.

Saw this on a Clemson message board. They asked Byers if he didn't want to play with Clowney.

"I chose Oregon because of where God led me. All do respect to him but idc if julius peppers or freeney was there. I made the decision to be GREAT. Get a DEGREE, and be a inspiration to others. My purpose is to do GOD'S WORK. Football is only for a season nd I wanna live for a lifetime...What God has for me is for me nd Its way beyond football."

Reminds me of Tajh Boyd saying that Clemson was more religious than Oregon. But very happy to have him and very happy that God's on our side.

God does not care what recruits we get

Agree. If he cared, we wouldn't have such a difficult time pulling DT's.

[Phalanx]

"I chose Oregon because of where God led me. All do respect to him but idc if julius peppers or freeney was there. I made the decision to be GREAT. Get a DEGREE, and be a inspiration to others. My purpose is to do GOD'S WORK. Football is only for a season nd I wanna live for a lifetime...What God has for me is for me nd Its way beyond football."

I think he is just saying that he puts a higher premium on his relationship with God than he does on football. I don't think Eugene is a more or less Godly environment than Clemson (I hope he isn't too disappointed), but I think it quite possible that God led him to come here, as He leads others to go other places for reasons that we don't always understand. I agree that God doesn't favor one team over another, and if He did favor a team, it doesn't mean that team would necessarily win more games. Tim Tebow won a National Championship and Danny O'Neil lost the Rose Bowl. Tebow went to the NFL and O'Neil became a youth pastor.

[UOducksTK1]

"I chose Oregon because of where God led me. All do respect to him but idc if julius peppers or freeney was there. I made the decision to be GREAT. Get a DEGREE, and be a inspiration to others. My purpose is to do GOD'S WORK. Football is only for a season nd I wanna live for a lifetime...What God has for me is for me nd Its way beyond football."

I think he is just saying that he puts a higher premium on his relationship with God than he does on football. I don't think Eugene is a more or less Godly environment than Clemson (I hope he isn't too disappointed), but I think it quite possible that God led him to come here, as He leads others to go other places for reasons that we don't always understand. I agree that God doesn't favor one team over another, and if He did favor a team, it doesn't mean that team would necessarily win more games. Tim Tebow won a National Championship and Danny O'Neil lost the Rose Bowl. Tebow went to the NFL and O'Neil became a youth pastor.

This. Well said, also Oregon does have a good amount of God fearing coaches (and players). I know for a fact Scott Frost is a religious man, he spoke at my church before. He's an awesome dude.