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5-Star Quarterback Recruit Ryder Lyons Analyzes Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans, BYU Differences
Five-star quarterback recruit Ryder Lyons ranks as the nation’s No. 10 overall prospect and No. 4 quarterback in the 2026 cycle. Lyons’ commitment will have seismic waves in the recruiting class rankings and likely influence other top uncommitted prospects.
The Oregon Ducks and coach Dan Lanning have been vigorously recruiting Lyons to Eugene.
The quarterback from Folsom, California recently detailed the differences between his top three schools: the Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans and BYU Cougars, in a conversation with On3’s Steve Wiltfong. Lyons’ relationship with Oregon coaches Lanning and Will Stein stood out and he addressed Phil Knight’s name, image, likeness (NIL) money.
“Coach Stein, coach Lanning, how they’re doing as a program, they’re just building and building,” Lyons told On3. “Me and coach Stein have a great relationship, probably the best out of any other coaches. They’ve been recruiting me the hardest probably, the whole time.”
The reigning Big Ten champion Ducks certainly are building. Currently, Oregon’s 2026 recruiting class ranks No. 2 in the nation. Oregon does not have a quarterback committed in the 2026 recruiting class.
“How they’re recruiting, a lot of people like to say it’s all Phil Knight money, but they don’t really understand how good they recruit,” Lyons continued. “Their culture is probably one of the best I’ve seen. How they play as a team, how they interact with each other.”
Lanning and Stein are building great reputations for their culture and they both have track records of excellent stability and quarterback development. Plus bothOregon coaches just signed contract extensions, to further cement their stability as recruits look to commit to Oregon.
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The USC Trojans and coach Lincoln Riley had been slated as the favorite to land Lyons, before the big Oregon push. Ryder’s brother, Walker Lyons, is a freshman at USC and he discussed the pull to the Trojans with On3.
“Coach Riley, three first picks in the NFL Draft, three Heisman (Trophy winners), it’s very familiar, my brother goes there, they’ve been recruiting me for a while, so I don’t think there’s any quarterback coach in the country, to be honest,” Lyons told On3. “Coach Riley knows what he’s doing.”
Since USC hired general manager Chad Bowden, the priority had been keeping the best California recruits in California with USC. The Trojans have arguably had the hottest start for the 2026 cycle. They hold 15 commitments, including 10 blue-chip prospects, four or five-star recruits and boast the top-ranked recruiting class.
“We’re going to do everything through the city,” Bowden said. “We’re going to do everything through the state. That’s going to be our primary focus.”
Securing Lyons’ commitment would be a huge statement for USC. The Trojans recently flipped class of 2026 quarterback Jonas Williams from Oregon.
The 6-foot-2, 205-pound quarterback also has his eye on BYU, to round out his top-three schools. Lyons has family ties to the Cougars as well.
“Also very familiar, my family went there, my sisters went there, obviously a big part of my faith,” Lyons told On3. “Coach (Aaron) Roderick, coach (Kalani) Sitake, amazing people to talk to, great relationships with them. Great coaches, BYU had a huge year, 11 wins. A very good success rate with quarterbacks.”
Lyons commitment is expected this summer after spring visits to Oregon, USC, Ole Miss, Ohio State, BYU and Michigan. Lyons intends to take an LDS mission and would enroll in the spring of 2027.
White House says partial SNAP benefits will go forward
The White House is cooperating with a court order and says partial SNAP benefits will go forward despite the government shutdown.
(This story has been updated to include new information.)
Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes will receive a combined $1 million to combat food instability from delays to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program disbursements, Gov. Tina Kotek said Nov. 6.
The funding will come from the Oregon Department of Human Service’s Office of Resilience and Emergency Management.
Grant agreements were to be shared with the tribes by Nov. 7.
It was not immediately clear how much of the $1 million each tribe would receive.
“The refusal of the Trump Administration to maintain SNAP benefits during the federal shutdown is creating instability for families and communities that rely on this critical help to buy food,” Kotek said in a statement. “We are moving quickly to ensure that Tribal governments and local partners have the resources they need to meet immediate food security needs.”
Kotek put $5 million toward Oregon’s food banks on Oct. 29 from prior years’ excess Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds.
The distributions come as more than 750,000 Oregonians, about 90,000 of whom are residents of Marion and Polk counties, did not receive SNAP benefits beginning Nov. 1.
Food stamps were not distributed due to the federal government shutdown, now the longest in history.
The Trump administration must fund November SNAP benefits by Nov. 7, a judge ordered on Nov. 6. Recipients had been expected to get some of the funds for November this month, potentially up to 65%, after earlier court orders called for benefits be disbursed. When and how those funds would be sent out was unclear.
USA Today reporter Sarah D. Wire contributed to this story.
Anastasia Mason covers state government for the Statesman Journal. Reach her at acmason@statesmanjournal.com or 971-208-5615.
Ralph Ambrose Whitefoot often begins his day with an incredible view from the Washington side of the Columbia River in the Fort Rains area. A member of the Yakima Nation, he’s a caterer and a fisher who catches salmon and other fish similar to how his ancestors did thousands of years ago.
Read online: https://www.koin.com/northwest-grown/scaffold-fishing-on-the-columbia-honors-native-american-culture/
EUGENE — Jackson Shelstad may be able to begin non-contact practice in the coming days.
The Oregon point guard, who broke his hand last month, was officially listed as questionable but did not play in Tuesday’s season opener against Hawaii.
Shelstad, who was not wearing a split while on the bench, visited with doctors earlier Tuesday and got positive feedback.
“Everything looks good,” Oregon coach Dana Altman said. “I think they’re going to talk with his parents and talk with the doctors again. Maybe start doing some non-contact stuff.
“We obviously need him. He runs our stuff. He knows our stuff. I think he can get us organized and we can start running some stuff.”
Oregon committed 21 turnovers, its most since 2013, in the 60-59 win over Hawaii. Wei Lin committed four of those turnovers while starting at point guard in place of Shelstad, who averaged 13.7 points and 2.7 assists in 35 starts last season.
Altman said the Ducks will have to rely on walk-on Drew Carter, who was the only UO player not to commit a turnover against Hawaii, while Shelstad is out.
Oregon hosts Rice on Friday and South Dakota State on Nov. 12 with Oregon State on Nov. 17.
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