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In a bit of a surprise, Oregon has landed 4* C Franck Kepnang, the #6 center in the 2021 class and a top-30 player overall. 247Sports is reporting that he's reclassifying to the 2020 class and will enroll at Oregon so he can redshirt and learn from N'Faly Dante before teaming with Nathan Bittle next season.

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Based on this profile/interview, he's big into fixing computers and flying drones. He'll be majoring in computer science at Oregon.

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Wow

nice surprise on a college football saturday, hopefully Dante has a big year and teaches Kepnang so he has a big year next year.

Man, Altman and crew seem to pull one of these re classified dudes every year...awsome.

Perfect complement to Bittle.
Need some PG/Play-Makers now.

Insane...

Know the name and have seen his highlights before, never knew Oregon was a serious player. Wow go ducks!!

I watched some more highlights of him. Dude has a high ceiling. He is pretty raw and I think he may take a year or two until he hits a comfortable stride.

But man, if coached properly and he learns quick, he's gonna be a great player.

UOducksTK1 wrote:I watched some more highlights of him. Dude has a high ceiling. He is pretty raw and I think he may take a year or two until he hits a comfortable stride.

But man, if coached properly and he learns quick, he's gonna be a great player.

He looks raw offensively but all the tools to be a monster defender and rebounder right out of the gate

Ducks need an inside defensive presence bad and this guy fits the bill to a T!

I read somewhere that even though he is re-classifying, he is likely to redshirt this year. What a bummer, given the lack of shot-blockers on the roster this year.

Phalanx wrote:I read somewhere that even though he is re-classifying, he is likely to redshirt this year. What a bummer, given the lack of shot-blockers on the roster this year.

Any idea if that's his choice or the coach's choice?

OregonFan4Life wrote:

Phalanx wrote:I read somewhere that even though he is re-classifying, he is likely to redshirt this year. What a bummer, given the lack of shot-blockers on the roster this year.

Any idea if that's his choice or the coach's choice?

Well if nobody is getting an accrued year of eligibility what's the point of anyone redshirting?

Duck07 wrote:

OregonFan4Life wrote:

Phalanx wrote:I read somewhere that even though he is re-classifying, he is likely to redshirt this year. What a bummer, given the lack of shot-blockers on the roster this year.

Any idea if that's his choice or the coach's choice?

Well if nobody is getting an accrued year of eligibility what's the point of anyone redshirting?

There really isn't. I suspect his playing time will be limited initially but will be playing quite a bit at the end.