Ducks Claim JUCO Cup
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:40 pm
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The Oregon Ducks can officially claim their first title of the year as they have captured the JCGridiron.com JUCO Cup for the class of 2009. Oregon landed a number of players that should make an immediate impact and would have won by a larger margin had they not let a few slip away.
The Ducks landed five players listed in the Rivals.com Top-100 JUCO prospects and clinched the win when they received a commitment from El Dorado (KS) Butler County College receiver Tyrece Gaines on signing day. Oregon also landed what JCGridiron.com considers the top linebacker in the class when Roseville (Calif.) Sierra College inside linebacker Bryson Littlejohn gave his word to the Ducks in mid-January. In addition, Oregon landed two defensive tackles listed in the JCGridiron.com Top-10 defensive tackles in Huntington Beach (Calif.) Golden West College defensive tackle Andrew Iupati (4) and Reedley (Calif.) Reedley College DT Terrance Montgomery (10). If that was not enough, the Ducks managed to convince JCGridiron's No. 5 defensive end in the country Zac Clark (Butler CC) and No. 8 wide receiver Lavasier Tuinei (Golden West College) to head to Eugene to continue their respective college football careers.
Oregon was on the cusp of greatness and was in a position to have arguably the greatest JUCO class ever before the signing day took its toll. The Ducks lost a few commits down the stretch when Visalia (Calif.) College of the Sequoias safety Anthony Leon and Butler County College corner Rudell Crim both decided to take their act to Arkansas, and former 2008 commit Torrance (Calif.) El Camino College defensive tackle Justin Thompson signed with Memphis. They also saw early commit Myles Wade from Yuma (AZ) Arizona Western College open his recruitment back up and find a spot to his liking at Texas Tech, or the Ducks would have had hands-down a class worth remembering for years to come. Despite it all, Oregon still may not be done as they have dabbled for months with El Camino running back Andre Harris, something that still has a chance to come to fruition now that the Ducks appear to be, on the surface, out of the mix for Bryce Brown. Harris is the No. 24 overall player in America according to the Rivals.com Top-100 JUCO players and the No. 4 running back according to JCGridiron.
The Oregon Ducks can officially claim their first title of the year as they have captured the JCGridiron.com JUCO Cup for the class of 2009. Oregon landed a number of players that should make an immediate impact and would have won by a larger margin had they not let a few slip away.
The Ducks landed five players listed in the Rivals.com Top-100 JUCO prospects and clinched the win when they received a commitment from El Dorado (KS) Butler County College receiver Tyrece Gaines on signing day. Oregon also landed what JCGridiron.com considers the top linebacker in the class when Roseville (Calif.) Sierra College inside linebacker Bryson Littlejohn gave his word to the Ducks in mid-January. In addition, Oregon landed two defensive tackles listed in the JCGridiron.com Top-10 defensive tackles in Huntington Beach (Calif.) Golden West College defensive tackle Andrew Iupati (4) and Reedley (Calif.) Reedley College DT Terrance Montgomery (10). If that was not enough, the Ducks managed to convince JCGridiron's No. 5 defensive end in the country Zac Clark (Butler CC) and No. 8 wide receiver Lavasier Tuinei (Golden West College) to head to Eugene to continue their respective college football careers.
Oregon was on the cusp of greatness and was in a position to have arguably the greatest JUCO class ever before the signing day took its toll. The Ducks lost a few commits down the stretch when Visalia (Calif.) College of the Sequoias safety Anthony Leon and Butler County College corner Rudell Crim both decided to take their act to Arkansas, and former 2008 commit Torrance (Calif.) El Camino College defensive tackle Justin Thompson signed with Memphis. They also saw early commit Myles Wade from Yuma (AZ) Arizona Western College open his recruitment back up and find a spot to his liking at Texas Tech, or the Ducks would have had hands-down a class worth remembering for years to come. Despite it all, Oregon still may not be done as they have dabbled for months with El Camino running back Andre Harris, something that still has a chance to come to fruition now that the Ducks appear to be, on the surface, out of the mix for Bryce Brown. Harris is the No. 24 overall player in America according to the Rivals.com Top-100 JUCO players and the No. 4 running back according to JCGridiron.
