The 2023 high school football season is officially here. Starting this weekend, high schools across the country began their pursuits of state championships. For Oregon State, two of their commitments in the 2024 recruiting class started their senior seasons, while the rest of the class still has some waiting to do.
Below, we offer a quick glimpse at when each Oregon State commitment’s 2024 season is set to begin. This fall, we will be keeping track of each Oregon State commitment’s senior season stats.
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Malachi Durant and Puyallup will get their season started on September 1 against the Emerald Ridge Jaguars. Last season, Puyallup went 6-4 overall.
The Gaither Cowboys will kick off their 2023 season this upcoming Friday at 7:30 p.m. against the Jefferson Dragons. Last season, Brinson and Gaither were 7-5 overall.
Abajian and Chimande will begin their season this upcoming weekend as well on Friday evening against the Oak Christian Eagles. Chaminade is coming off a terrific 2022 season in which they went 10-3.
Stewart and Kelso won’t start their season until September 1 when they face the Timberline Blazers out of Lacey, Washington. It should be a quite even matchup. Kelso was 8-3 last season with Stewart’s help.
The Homestead Mustangs and Oregon State commitment Wyatt Hook will start their season off against the Monta Vista Matadors on Friday evening. Homestead is looking to bounce back from a 4-7 season last year.
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Frazier and McKinney won’t get their season underway this week but will do so on Thursday, August 24, against the Longview Lobos. This is a highly anticipated matchup to start the season in Texas. Longview is ranked within the top-100 nationally, but McKinney isn’t too far behind. The McKinney Lions were 8-5 last season.
Like his fellow Washington native, Sikorski starts his season on Friday, September 1, against the Bellarmine Prep Lions. Sumner and Sikorski are looking to be one of the best teams once again in the state after going 10-2 last season, including 8-1 in district play.
Proctor Academy is still ways away from its first game, with its season opener scheduled for September 23 against the Berkshire School.
Burnett and Punahou started their season on Saturday evening with a 21-14 win over Mililani. We could find no stats for Burnett.
The Memorial Warriors will open up next week on the road against the Lakeview Centennial Patriots. Memorial had quite a tough 2022 season, going 2-8 last year, including 1-5 in district play. Lakeview Centennial, however, was one team that they were able to beat last season.
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Young and the St. Louis Crusaders took care of business on the road on Saturday in their season opener, defeating the Kapolei Hurricanes 42-28. No stats for Rustin Young are available.
Johnson and Bishop Kelly will kick off their 2023 season against the Capital Golden Eagles on August 25. Bishop Kelly went 11-2 last season but fell short of a state championship.
Dexter Foster and Central Catholic are still a few weeks away from the start of their season as it is set to begin on September 2 against the Bellevue Wolverines. Central Catholic was 10-2 last season including 7-0 in league play.
Crook County and Eddie Freauff will begin their season on September 1 against Philomath. Crook County was 5-7 last season, including 2-3 in league play.
A full weekend of wins saw Dan Lanning and company finally come up short in a recruiting battle.
Four-star linebacker Noah Mikhail made his college decision Sunday afternoon. The 2025 California prospect had a final three of Oregon, USC, and Texas A&M.
Mikhail visited Eugene in June. He also visited USC (June 7) and Texas A&M (June 21). Ultimately, he decided to go with the Aggies.
Oregon head coach Dan Lanning runs during practice with the Ducks Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex in Eugene, Ore. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA
Mikhail plays for Bonita in La Verne, California. According to the 247Sports Composite, the 6-3, 227-pound prospect is the 69th rated player in the country and the No. 8 linebacker.
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Lanning and the Ducks coaching staff has had a busy weekend. On Friday, four-star running back Jordon Davison and four-star defensive lineman Josiah Sharma committed to Oregon while Saturday saw five-star cornerback Dorian Brew and four-star tight end Da’Saahn Brame do the same.
The Ducks have 14 commits right now, with a pair of five-stars and 11 four-stars, according to the 247Sports Composite. That’s good for No. 5 in the nation.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon State University’s Big Fish Lab is giving a “grand finale” presentation of its educational “Summer of the Shark” series — which includes an in-person shark dissection — at McMenamins Bagdad Theater and Pub in Southeast Portland on July 23.
The event includes lectures on the types of sharks found on Oregon’s Coast, the lives of mother sharks and the risk of shark attacks. The event also includes trivia, discussions with local shark experts, and, once again, a shark dissection performed live.
“Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to meet Oregon’s shark scientists and learn about the important work they do,” Mcmenamins announced. “And we’ll be projecting the dissection onto the theater screen, so you don’t miss out on any of the details. And just in case you’re wondering, don’t worry: the shark died of natural causes.”
Doors open for the event at 6 p.m. and the show will run from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets for the event are $12 for adults and $8 kids 17 and younger.
Dan Lanning has done a great job of building a talented roster in Eugene as the Oregon Ducks football program is gearing up for what is expected to be a special season in 2024. And right along with that comes a lot of interest in possible draft picks.
So, as Oregon football fans continue to get ready for the upcoming season, they should keep an eye on and start getting excited about the Oregon Ducks’ NFL prospects. In PFF’s recent way-too-early 2025 NFL mock draft, two standout Oregon football players are tabbed for getting picked up in the first round of the draft.
While it might seem a little too early for way-too-early NFL draft content, PFF is literally called Pro Football Focus, so, you know, you can’t really blame them for getting excited about things.
Cornerback Jabbar Muhammad is the first Oregon Duck to land on the list. According to the good folks over at PFF, Muhammad is currently projected as the No. 24 overall pick, which would currently have him getting selected by the Green Bay Packers.
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At least he’d get to continue to wear yellow and green. That’s a good thing, right?
Over on the opposite side of the ball sits former Texas A&M Aggies transfer Evan Stewart, who appears poised to thrive as a wide receiver for the Oregon Ducks. Stewart missed a few games last year, but he has immense potential and PFF is currently projecting Stewart as the No. 26 pick in the draft, allowing him to go play for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Which, you know, more green. And a bird!
There’s a lot that’s going to happen between now and the actual 2025 NFL Draft, but as it stands right now, this would be a solid job from Lanning and his coaching staff to develop these players and put them on the platform they need to get to the NFL.
As the season gets closer to getting underway, Oregon football fans should keep an eye on the performances made by Stewart and Muhammad, who could improve their standing in the NFL draft thanks to more strong showings this season.
