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Recruiting roundup: Oregon’s loaded camp, Utah lands a lineman, USC grabs two from Georgia
The Hotline is delighted to provide fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for 247Sports. He submitted the following report on July 31 …
Dead period goes dead again
For the last time in the foreseeable future, there was a one-week window open in July for recruiting purposes. The quiet period allowed schools to host events, and all four Pac-12 schools headed to the Big Ten took advantage.
But that’s it for the late-July window. Beginning next summer, the entire month of July will be a dead period: No on-campus visits, either official or unofficial, can be held. Same with August.
College coaches love the idea. They are stretched so thin that after the six-week spring evaluation period from mid-April until the end of May, and then with the June contact period. July will offer a much-needed respite.
So, goodbye camps, pool parties, cookouts and barbecues. Hello, vacation.
Week to remember for Oregon
All that said, the Pac-12 schools that enter the Big Ten on Friday each held some sort of recruiting event.
Oregon hosted its loaded Saturday Night Live camp, a tradition in Eugene since Willie Taggart’s lone season (2017). Aside from the former Opening Finals in Beaverton at the Nike Campus, the Ducks’ version is arguably the most talent-rich camp in the region each year.
The 2024 edition was no different, with seven players ranked No. 1 at their position in the 2025 and 2026 classes in attendance, including the No. 1 receiver in the country, Oregon commit Dakorien Moore, the No. 1 athlete in the country, Michael Terry, who has Oregon in his top three, and the No. 1 safety in the country, Trey McNutt, who has the Ducks on his short list.
McNutt will announce his decision on Saturday while Terry plans to announce later in the month. The Ducks would love to land the Ohio and Texas natives, respectively, to their star-studded class.
Other camp attendees included: the No. 1 receiver in the class of 2026, Chris Henry Jr., a commit to Ohio State; the No. 1 tight end in the country, Kendre Harrison; plus Zion Elee, the No. 1 edge rusher in the country; and the No. 1 offensive tackle in the country in 2026, Immanuel Iheanacho.
Henry has been committed to Ohio State for a year, but that hasn’t slowed the Ducks down. Position coach Junior Adams has turned his attention heavily to Henry.
Oregon received a commitment from the No. 2 running back in the country in 2026, Texas resident Tradarian Ball.
More events held out West
While the Ducks were the only Big Ten-bound program that held a recruiting camp, their brethren hosted recruiting events: Washington held the Luau on Montlake; UCLA had its Bruin Pool Party and Barbecue; and USC held a barbecue and cookout.
The Trojans received positive momentum from the weekend for their 2025 class when longtime Georgia linebacker commit Jadon Perlotte flipped his pledge from the Bulldogs, where he committed in December 2022, to the Trojans.
And yet Perlotte wasn’t even their highest-profile commitment from Georgia. That honor went to the No. 1 linebacker in the class of 2026, Xavier Griffin.
While the Trojans had three earlier pledges from the Southeast all reverse course and de-commit, they are hoping Perlotte and Griffin stay on board.
USC also added a local product in St. John Bosco athlete Josh Holland, an athlete in the 2026 class.
Washington continued its torrid July by adding Rylon Dillard-Allen, a former Arizona State commit who opened things up and then picked the Huskies. And they are trending for Zac Stascausky, a former Minnesota commit from Portland, who spent Saturday on Montlake instead of in the Twin Cities and de-committed from the Gophers earlier this week.
Meanwhile, the Bruins went heavy on 2026 targets, although they did offer a scholarship to Polynesian Bowl All-Star punter Lennox Miller.
Utes land Southland lineman
Few schools do a better job evaluating and developing defensive linemen than Utah, and coach Kyle Whittingham may have found another gem, albeit one from a high-profile program.
Utah landed a commitment from Semi Taulanga, a key part of Mater Dei High School’s state championship defense who had the option to sign with UCLA or Brigham Young.
Almost Dunn
Aaron Dunn, the No. 2 prospect in Utah and the top uncommitted offensive lineman out west, has an announcement date set.
Dunn will reveal his college choice Aug. 8 on the 247Sports YouTube Channel, and he has a heavy former Pac-12 flavor in his final five.
The four-star prospect will choose from the two home-state schools, BYU and Utah, as well as from Oregon, UCLA and USC.
Each school welcomed him for official visits in May and June.
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Georgia baseball plays its first super regional series against an SEC opponent in 20 years this weekend.
The matchup against Mississippi State should raise the intensity level even more for postseason baseball. Even with an 11 a.m. start on Saturday June 5.
The teams will meet this weekend for the fifth and sixth time this season with a possible seventh game on Monday.
“It’s kind of crazy that we’re matched up in a super regional,” Georgia coach Wes Johnson said. “I feel like they should be somewhere else but that’s for me to determine. They’re a quality ballclub. …We came out and grinded out all of those games on the road.”
No. 3 seed Georgia (49-12) has won the first four games against No. 14 Mississippi State (43-17) including at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala.
“It’s going to take somebody to get a big knockout punch…two-run home run, three-run home run, starters to rise up on the mound and hold them down,” Mississippi State coach Brian O’Connor said. “But I think we’re plenty equipped for that. We’ll see what happens. There’s been many examples where teams got swept during the year and they match up in a Super Regional or Omaha and that’s a totally different story.”
Georgia beat South Carolina two games to one in 2006 in Athens after also winning the first four games that season.
What channel is Georgia baseball vs Mississippi State?
- TV channel: ESPN
- Stream: FUBO (free trial)
Georgia will play Mississippi State on ESPN. Announcers for the game are Mike Monaco, Ben McDonald and Eduardo Perez.
Georgia baseball vs. Mississippi State game time
- Date: Saturday, June 6.
- Time: 11:00 a.m. ET
Georgia and Mississippi State will play at Foley Field at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Georgia baseball schedule
NCAA Super Regionals: June 6-8
Game 1: Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m.
Game 2: Sunday, June 7, noon
Game 3: Monday, June 8, TBD (if necessary).
College World Series: June 12-22
In 84-degree weather, with the sun beating down on Foley Field, shortstop Kolby Branch got chills.
“I go to bed at night thinking about how I can win a national championship, how we can win a national championship,” Branch said Friday, ahead of Georgia hosting Mississippi State for Game 1 of super regionals at 11 a.m. Saturday. “It’s only right that we get another SEC team coming here and duke it out. We’re excited. We love doing hard things, love doing difficult things, and this is another one of them.”
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The US House Armed Services Committee has approved two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) concerning Georgia. The amendments were proposed by Congressman Joe Wilson (Republican).
“The Committee expresses concern over the detentions and arrests of opposition leaders, activists, and other individuals in Georgia, who are widely regarded as political prisoners, and believes that this issue should be consistently and appropriately raised at a high level in bilateral relations with the Government of Georgia and the Georgian Armed Forces.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the House Armed Services Committee, no later than October 1, 2026, an unclassified report detailing the Department of Defense’s strategy for incorporating the issue of political prisoners into military engagement with Georgia,” the document states.
The second amendment concerning Georgia directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of State, to submit a classified report to the relevant congressional committees no later than 180 days after the NDAA enters into force. The report will examine the penetration of Russian and Chinese intelligence elements and their assets into Georgia, as well as study the potential intersection of Russian and Chinese influence and cooperation in Georgia.
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