Stanford excited to check out Oregon

[Jduck]

Per ESPN Insider:

Stanford excited to check out Oregon
November, 16, 2011

By Greg Biggins
Dwayne Stanford II (Cincinnati, Ohio/Taft) has a final three and will take his last official visit this weekend to Pac-12 country.

Stanford, a four-star prospect and the No. 21 receiver in the nation, has narrowed his choices to longtime favorite Ohio State, the hometown Cincinnati Bearcats and the Oregon Ducks, where he will visit this weekend.

“I have a sincere interest in Oregon to be honest,” Stanford said. “I know everyone thinks I’m a lock for Ohio State but I wouldn’t be taking this visit if I wasn’t serious about Oregon. What a lot of people don’t know is Oregon is a school I always liked and wanted to play for but they didn’t recruit me until recently.

“I think what happened was they assumed I was going to stay close to home so they didn’t recruiting me that hard. Coach [Scott] Frost is the coach I’m talking with and at first, he kept asking if I was serious about going that far and why not Ohio State. Once they knew I was interested, they really started to recruit me hard.”

Stanford, 6-foot-3 and 187 pounds, will make his announcement, along with his teammate Adolphus Washington, next week. The two are close and the Buckeyes are the only common school the two have in their final three, which is another reason most expect the receiver to chose the Buckeyes.

“Honestly, it’s 50-50 right now,” Stanford said. “We’ll see what happens but if we each like a different school as our top choice, that’s what we’ll do. Like I said, I’ve liked Oregon for a long time. I love that offense, their style of play, the coaching staff, their uniforms and they need a big receiver. Right now, they have a lot of smaller receivers so I could bring something different to the table and I think that’s what the coaches are thinking too.”

[headshottzzzz]

I still think he's going to OSU, but it's nice to hear that he has interest in us as well. Also, he seems very articulate for a high schooler (not just a football player). He seems to know the depth chart and recruiting process really well, which is a plus. It'd be cool if he came. We certainly do need a big WR for the future now that Tuinei is gone.

I still remember when Jaison Williams would catch passes...that guy had an unreal amount of athletic talent when he actually caught the ball. Hopefully Stanford decides to come and do hiss thing at the UO.

[dthomas=ddixon]

Sounds like he's ripe for getting blown away on his visit & picking the ducks.

[Duck24]

Good to hear! Even though the Buckeyes are staring sanctions in the face, it's still nice to potentially snag a recruit from under their noses. Now to get Washington to see things Stanford's way...

I know this is a pipe dream but imagine if we somehow landed both Armstead and McCarthy...and they both qualified. Just a bumbling thought but I think it's sufficient to say that would probably be one of those days to remember in Duck history;

[UOducksTK1]

And here I was hoping Bud Lee would be fooled by the title and call 'wrong forum' on Jduck..

[uodux1212]

they need a big receiver. Right now, they have a lot of smaller receivers so I could bring something different to the table and I think that’s what the coaches are thinking too.”

Cant say the kids not paying attention....

[uostudent]

Obviously Ohio State is the favorite for Stanford, but I definitely think Oregon has a chance. Hopefully, the coaches pair up Stanford with other Midwest guys like Christian French, Dior Mathis, and Jared Ebert.