Byron Marshall a duck! Via twitter

[duckfan22]

Welcome aboard Byron. The rest of the pac-12 must be scratching their heads
trying to figure out how all these stud backs are coming here and how their going
to stop them. Now a couple big and fast d lineman need to commit and DJ Foster needs
to just commit to us and get it over with. Our future just keeps getting better and better.

[UOducksTK1]

Sick pickup, we are always loaded in the backfield.

[AugustDuck]

I felt he would be a Duck from the first time I saw him. Very glad to get this verbal as he was my most coveted RB. I liked his brother also.

[bigsugarduck]

LOVE IT....but, I wonder if this will play into DJ Foster's decision process....hope not, but it could...Lock them
down CHIP!

[Duck24]

LOVE IT....but, I wonder if this will play into DJ Foster's decision process....hope not, but it could...Lock them
down CHIP!

I would think Erickson's job security at ASU would be a bigger factor.

[JustisM]

IMO Foster>Marshall but I can't really complain that a 4* Rb committed to UO. Foster could also get playing time as a WR, I hope this doesn't change his mind about coming to UO

[greenyellow]

Nice thing to see when I first log into the forum today. Also nice to read that the Ducks win on his Husky visit helped a bit.

[Destroyer77]

IMO Foster>Marshall but I can't really complain that a 4* Rb committed to UO. Foster could also get playing time as a WR, I hope this doesn't change his mind about coming to UO

Rumor is that Foster is being recruited at the TZR or Joker position and would not directly compete with Marshall at the RB position.

[NCDucks09]

Stoked! A balanced back, speed and power~!

[dthomas=ddixon]

I think what we've done with DAT will forever end the worries about athletes getting log jammed in our O. DAT doesn't even play THAT much & still has 13 TDs. If you're good enough you won't just play, almost every snap you get will give you a chance to change the game.

[uodux1212]

I think what we've done with DAT will forever end the worries about athletes getting log jammed in our O. DAT doesn't even play THAT much & still has 13 TDs. If you're good enough you won't just play, almost every snap you get will give you a chance to change the game.

Not counting his touches on KR/PR's he touched the ball 73 times while playing Offense (46 carries, 27 receptions) and scored 12 TD's. Thats 1 TD for every 6 touches. Unreal.

[uostudent]

IMO Foster>Marshall but I can't really complain that a 4* Rb committed to UO. Foster could also get playing time as a WR, I hope this doesn't change his mind about coming to UO

Imo, Foster is the best offensive recruit that Oregon has offered this year. The kid is going be a monster in college, whether he plays WR, RB, or even DB. He's been the no. 1 guy I've wanted Oregon to get for this class for quite some time.

That being said, Marshall is a fantastic pickup. He's an absolute burner. He has a solid build, but isn't a power back. He supposedly has terrific hands and does a great job of catches passes out of the backfield. Marshall is the best running back on the West Coast.

Tra Carson/Marshall in 2013 could be similar to the Jeremiah Johnson/Blount combo in 2008. Then you throw in De'Anthony Thomas and that 2008 team didn't have any offensive player that was nearly as explosive.

[karlhungis]

Tra Carson/Marshall in 2013 could be similar to the Jeremiah Johnson/Blount combo in 2008. Then you throw in De'Anthony Thomas and that 2008 team didn't have any offensive player that was nearly as explosive.

Don't forget to add Blackmon and Sumler to that equation.

[OreDucks01284]

does it mean that LMJ is likely going to NFL at the end of season?

[karlhungis]

does it mean that LMJ is likely going to NFL at the end of season?

I'm pretty sure that was likely, regardless of this commit.