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Jonathan Wallace

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According to Rivals we just offered this Alabama qb yesterday, and have moved to the top of his list.

http://oregon.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1228128 (premium)

http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/football ... ace-115255 (profile)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59nwTC6v ... re=related (highlights)
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Not really all that impressive of an offer list but he could be one of those recruits that blows up with good camp performances and a great SR season. It could also be that Oregon is recruiting him as an athlete.
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Wallace excited about Oregon offer

By Keith Niebuhr, Recruiting Analyst Jun 3, 10:29 pm EDT

Junior quarterback Jonathan Wallace of Phenix City (Ala.) Central has a new offer and a new leader.

According to Wallace, the Oregon Ducks pulled the trigger Friday night.

Twenty minutes after the offer came, the 6-foot-1, 203-pounder said that program had immediately jumped into the top spot to land him.

“It’s the first big school to give me an offer,” Wallace said. “I’m very excited about the opportunity they’ve given me.”
Wallace said he called Ducks head coach Chip Kelly at about 9:45 p.m. ET Friday.

“He said they watched my tape and talked about me as a staff,” Wallace said. “They all liked me so they decided to offer. I was really excited. I really do like Oregon a lot. I like their system. … For them to offer really means a lot.”

The offer is his 13th, Wallace said.
Despite his excitement regarding that news, Wallace is in no hurry to make any decisions.

“I’m going to be patient with it,” he said.
“You never know what also will come in. Even though Oregon is really good and is a championship contender I’ve still got to be patient and see how it all plays out. It just happened. I’m just taking it all in right now.”

Wallace said he hopes to visit the Ducks this summer. Additionally, he’d like to make an official there later this year.

In the meantime, Wallace, who passed for more than 1,200 yards and rushed for 800-plus more in 2010, is optimistic the Oregon offer may open the eyes of other programs.

“I would think so,” he said.
Not sure how to interpret this. It sounds like he's excited that he got an offer from a big program, but distance may be a factor. If a school like Vanderbilt or Clemson offered him, that could change things. Wallace is a very good student who sports a 3.9 GPA.

He's teammates with TE Jonathan Curry (rivals) who currently has offers from Stanford, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Purdue, and Wake Forest. Apparently, Oregon has been looking at him, but hasn't offered yet. Currently, Stanford is his leader.

Evan Baylis has a ton of potential, but I think the staff may be looking to take two TE's in this class. It appears that they are trying to incorporate TE's into the offense more.
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uostudent wrote:Link
Wallace excited about Oregon offer

By Keith Niebuhr, Recruiting Analyst Jun 3, 10:29 pm EDT

Junior quarterback Jonathan Wallace of Phenix City (Ala.) Central has a new offer and a new leader.

According to Wallace, the Oregon Ducks pulled the trigger Friday night.

Twenty minutes after the offer came, the 6-foot-1, 203-pounder said that program had immediately jumped into the top spot to land him.

“It’s the first big school to give me an offer,” Wallace said. “I’m very excited about the opportunity they’ve given me.”
Wallace said he called Ducks head coach Chip Kelly at about 9:45 p.m. ET Friday.

“He said they watched my tape and talked about me as a staff,” Wallace said. “They all liked me so they decided to offer. I was really excited. I really do like Oregon a lot. I like their system. … For them to offer really means a lot.”

The offer is his 13th, Wallace said.
Despite his excitement regarding that news, Wallace is in no hurry to make any decisions.

“I’m going to be patient with it,” he said.
“You never know what also will come in. Even though Oregon is really good and is a championship contender I’ve still got to be patient and see how it all plays out. It just happened. I’m just taking it all in right now.”

Wallace said he hopes to visit the Ducks this summer. Additionally, he’d like to make an official there later this year.

In the meantime, Wallace, who passed for more than 1,200 yards and rushed for 800-plus more in 2010, is optimistic the Oregon offer may open the eyes of other programs.

“I would think so,” he said.
Not sure how to interpret this. It sounds like he's excited that he got an offer from a big program, but distance may be a factor. If a school like Vanderbilt or Clemson offered him, that could change things. Wallace is a very good student who sports a 3.9 GPA.

He's teammates with TE Jonathan Curry (rivals) who currently has offers from Stanford, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Purdue, and Wake Forest. Apparently, Oregon has been looking at him, but hasn't offered yet. Currently, Stanford is his leader.

Evan Baylis has a ton of potential, but I think the staff may be looking to take two TE's in this class. It appears that they are trying to incorporate TE's into the offense more.
Oregon probably will take 2 TEs just to beef up the depth chart a bit since after this season, our only TEs would be Lyerla, White, Baylis, and possibly French if he doesn't end up at DE.
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Yeah, his next best offer is freakin' Vandy. No kidding we're his top choice.
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Hoagduck wrote:Yeah, his next best offer is freakin' Vandy. No kidding we're his top choice.
Until he gets another offer from somewhere close to home (maybe). Then again ........
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Hoagduck wrote:Yeah, his next best offer is freakin' Vandy. No kidding we're his top choice.
Vanderbilt hasn't offered him yet...

His next best offer is from Memphis. I think if/when Vanderbilt or Clemson offers, he may commit immediately.

Some kids just don't want to go really far from home for college. At least Vanderbilt is an excellent school academically.
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Man don't be so hard on the guy. Its still really early in the process, his offer list is actually pretty decent. I'm sure he'll pick up a few more as summer goes on.
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dthomas=ddixon wrote:Man don't be so hard on the guy. Its still really early in the process, his offer list is actually pretty decent. I'm sure he'll pick up a few more as summer goes on.
Agreed, and I trust our talent evaluators over what other colleges think. If Chip and co. think he is good enough to be a Duck, then he's good enough for me.
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Reminds me quite a bit of Darron Thomas. Throws a nice long pass. Also, GPA is a big plus for QB in my view.

Hope he ends up being a Duck.
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We've seen this pattern a lot the past few years. Oregon shows early interest in a player and suddenly everybody else jumps on board.
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He reminds me more of Masoli. Tough, shifty runner with fairly good arm. His 55% accuracy is interesting.
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JTinKC wrote:He reminds me more of Masoli. Tough, shifty runner with fairly good arm. His 55% accuracy is interesting.
A little off topic, but what was Masoli's 40 time?
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RanDux wrote:
JTinKC wrote:He reminds me more of Masoli. Tough, shifty runner with fairly good arm. His 55% accuracy is interesting.
A little off topic, but what was Masoli's 40 time?
I think it was like a 4.5 but I think he ran a little slower than that at his pro day down at Ole Miss.
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high school and college 40 times vary so much, I hardly pay attention to them anymore.

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