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Oregon football’s Dan Lanning on 2024 recruiting class: ‘Most talented roster I’ve had’

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Oregon football’s Dan Lanning on 2024 recruiting class: ‘Most talented roster I’ve had’

Though 2024’s version of National Signing Day was uneventful for Dan Lanning and the Oregon football team, it still put some finality on one of the Ducks’ highest-regarded recruiting classes in program history.

247Sports’ Composite rankings, which combines the rankings from 247Sports, Rivals.com, ESPN, and more to provide a consensus for team and player rankings, lists the Ducks as the third-best class in the country, behind just Georgia and Alabama.

Oregon’s 29-player class is comprised of 22 consensus four-star recruits, six three-star prospects, and a two-star punter.

West Linn’s Gage Hurych signs to play at Oregon

Over two dozen of those 29 players had signed during the early signing period in December, with just three-star kicker Gage Hurych of West Linn and four-star receiver Gatlin Bair signing during the latter signing day Wednesday.

Hurych is viewed as a five-star prospect and the No. 32 kicking recruit nationally by Chris Sailer Kicking, and rated as the No. 21 kicking prospect by 247Sports. The Oregon-native made eight field goals as a junior in 2022 and recorded touchbacks on 88% of his kickoffs.

Bair was one of the last major recruits available after originally committing to Boise State last year before a coaching change. Reportedly connected to Michigan and the Ducks, one of the fastest players in the 2024 class committed to Eugene just before signing day. Bair set track state records in Idaho with 10.15 100-meter and 20.56 200-meter times, though he told outlets he would likely not pursue track at Oregon.

The Idaho-native will not join Oregon’s roster until after he completes a two-year LDS mission. His NLI binds him to Oregon for one academic year, which means he’ll return to college football in 2026 free to join any program, but Bair told SBLive as long as Lanning remains at Oregon, he fully intends to honor his commitment.

The Ducks also have one of the top incoming transfer classes in the country, coming in at No. 3 in 247Sports’ team rankings. You can follow along with The Register-Guard’s transfer portal tracker.

Oregon football’s Dan Lanning on 2024 team: ‘We have a lot of talent on this roster’

With the 2024 class now mostly behind him, Lanning sat down with Oregon’s radio crew, Jerry Allen and Joey McMurray, to talk the Ducks’ latest class.

He didn’t mince words when talking about what 2024 could look like for the Ducks.

“We gotta go play games and see how we play as a team, but we have a lot of talent on this roster,” Lanning said. “It is the most talented roster I’ve had since we’ve been here.”

When asked whether Oregon’s 2024 team has a championship roster, Lanning said the work is just getting started on building for this fall.

“I do think that we have the pieces to the puzzle that are gonna allow us to have a really good team and what that looks like, time will tell,” he said. “It’s gonna be about our offseason work. You don’t win a game on paper. You’ve got to go practice, you got to become a team and that’s the process over the next few months for us is building a team.”

Oregon football’s spring game set

Oregon’s annual spring game is set for April 27 at Autzen Stadium. Game time and broadcast information have not yet been announced.

Oregon football’s 2024 signing class

Name / Position	Rating	School / Hometown	Height, Weight
Gatlin Bair / WR	★★★★	Burley / Burley, ID	6-1, 194
Aydin Breland / DL	★★★★	Mater Dei / Santa Ana, CA	6-5, 290
Devin Brooks / OL	★★★★	Clackamas / Clackamas, OR	6-4, 290
Fox Crader / OL	★★★★	Evergreen / Vancouver, WA	6-6, 285
Trent Ferguson / OL	★★★	West Salem / Salem, OR	6-7, 300
Dakoda Fields / CB	★★★★	Junipero Serra / Gardena, CA	6-2, 185
Aaron Flowers / DB	★★★★	Forney / Forney, TX	6-0, 202
Tionne Gray / DL	★★★★	Hazelwood Central / Florissant, MO	6-6, 295
Dillon Gresham / WR	★★★★	San Jacinto / San Jacinto, CA	6-0, 175
Gage Hurych / K	★★★	West Linn / West Linn, OR	6-1, 175
Jericho Johnson / DL	★★★★	Armijo / Fairfield, CA	6-3, 366
Jaxson Jones / EDGE	★★★★	Yuma Catholic / Yuma, AZ	6-3, 215
Tyler Kinsman / P	★★	Skyview / Nampa, ID	6-5, 225
Sione Laulea / CB	★★★★	College of San Mateo / San Mateo, CA	6-4, 185
Kingston Lopa / LB	★★★★	Grant Union / Sacramento, CA	6-5, 190
Jeremiah McClellan / WR	★★★★	Christian Brothers College / Saint Louis, MO	6-0, 190
JacQawn McRoy / OT	★★★★	Clay-Chalkville / Pinson, AL	6-8, 365
Luka Moga / QB	★★★	Sunnyslope / Phoenix, AZ	6-2, 190
Kamar Mothudi / LB	★★★★	Los Alamitos / Los Alamitos, CA	6-2, 228
Ify Obidegwu / CB	★★★★	St. Frances Academy / Baltimore, MD	6-2, 190
Ryan Pellum / WR	★★★★	Millikan / Long Beach, CA	5-11, 170
Brayden Platt / LB	★★★★	Yelm / Yelm, WA	6-1, 222
A.J. Pugliano / TE	★★★	North Medford / Medford, OR	6-4, 220
Jack Ressler / WR	★★★	Mater Dei / Santa Ana, CA	5-11, 195
Da’Jaun Riggs / RB	★★★	St. John’s / Washington, DC	6-0, 202
Elijah Rushing / EDGE	★★★★	Salpointe Catholic / Tucson, AZ	6-6, 251
Roger Saleapaga / WR	★★★★	Orem / Orem, UT	6-4, 220
Xadavien Sims / DL	★★★★	Durant / Durant, OK	6-3, 275
Dylan Williams / LB	★★★★	Long Beach Poly, CA	6-3, 210

Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football, volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at adietz@registerguard.com and you can follow him on Twitter @AlecDietz.

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GAME DAY CENTRAL – Washington State vs Oregon State

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November 23, 2024

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GAME DAY CENTRAL – Washington State vs Oregon State

Who: Washington State (8-2) vs Oregon State (4-6)

When: 4 p.m.

Where: Reser Stadium – Corvallis, Ore.

Coaches: Trent Bray (1st season, 4-6) vs Jake Dickert (23-18, 4th year, 3rd full)

Spread: Washington State -11.5

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3 – Kicks and punts blocked by OSU’s special teams this year, tied for eighth nationally.

5 – Current Beavers who recorded a statistic in last season’s game against Washington State, four of which came on defense. The fifth was punter Josh Green.

14 – Rushing scores for Anthony Hankerson this season, tying him with Jacquizz Rodgers for seventh at OSU.

19 – Players the Beavers will be honoring pre-game as part of Senior Day.33:23 – Oregon State’s time of possession, which ranks fifth nationally. The Beavers dropped almost two minutes after holding the ball just 18:04 at Air Force.

54 – Career starts for Joshua Gray, who was recently invited to the East-West Shrine Game. The 54 starts are an OSU career record.

65 – Catches for Trent Walker this season. He needs five for the 15th 70-yard reception season ever by a Beaver.

111 – Rush yards needed by Anthony Hankerson for the 19th 1,000-yard season effort in Oregon State history.

Against Washington State

– Oregon State and Washington State have played every year dating back to 2003.

– Oregon State snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Cougars with a 24-10 victory in 2022 in Corvallis. Prior to the eight-game losing streak, however, the Beavers had won three straight, six-of-seven and eight-of-10 from 2004 to 2013.

– Deshaun Fenwick had 101 rush yards and three touchdowns in last season’s 38-35 loss. The Cougars took a 35-14 lead into the fourth quarter but OSU scored 21 in the final 15.

– Head Coach Trent Bray attended Pullman High School. His father, Craig, coached in two different stints at Washington State, in 1987, and then again from 1994-99. Bray’s mother, Kaprice, was also the Head Coach for volleyball at Washington State in 1985.

– Sean Mannion’s 493 passing yards in the 2013 game marks the Oregon State single-game record. He followed that up with 419 yards a year later.

– Jake Luton had one of 17 400-yard efforts in OSU history when he passed for 408 in 2019.

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No. 22 Illinois seniors too much for Oregon State as Beavers lose their third straight in women’s basketball

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November 23, 2024

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No. 22 Illinois seniors too much for Oregon State as Beavers lose their third straight in women’s basketball

Oregon State couldn’t maintain momentum from a spirited first half as No. 22 Illinois ran away after halftime and defeated the Beavers 85-66 in women’s basketball in Champaign, Ill.

Illinois, leading by 10 at halftime, outscored OSU 29-14 during the third quarter to put the game away.

Oregon State (1-4) dropped its third consecutive game, all to Power 4 conference opponents. AJ Marotte scored 16 points and Catarina Ferreira had 15 to lead the Beavers. Ferreira also grabbed 11 rebounds.

OSU shot 39% in the game, and 7 of 29 from three-point range.

Kendall Bostic and Makira Cook combined to score 51 of Illinois’ 85 points. Bostic, a senior forward, hit 15 of 18 shots and scored 31 points, while Cook, a senior guard, had 20 points and eight assists. Genesis Bryant, another senior guard, scored 12.

Illinois (5-0) made 55% of its shots, hitting 35 of 64.

Oregon State never led in the game, but kept contact throughout the first half. The Beavers got as close as 27-20 on a layup by Marotte with 5:13 left in the second quarter. A three-pointer by Kelsey Rees with 44 seconds left before halftime trimmed the deficit to 10.

Illinois cranked up its offense during the third quarter, and OSU couldn’t keep up. Illinois hit eight of its first nine shots, four by Bostic, as it rolled to a 46-28 lead with 2:18 left in the third. The lead swelled to 28 points during the second half before Oregon State scored some late points to reduce the final margin.

Oregon State heads to the Bahamas, where it will face No. 2 Connecticut in the Continental Tire Baha Mar Championship at 4:30 p.m. Monday.

–Nick Daschel can be reached at 360-607-4824, ndaschel@oregonian.com or @nickdaschel.

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BeaversEdge Staff Predictions: Washington State vs Oregon State

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November 22, 2024

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BeaversEdge Staff Predictions: Washington State vs Oregon State

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At the end of each game week, the BeaversEdge.com staff will give its predictions for Oregon State’s matchup!

With the Oregon State Beavers (4-6) set to square off with Washington State (8-2) on Saturday afternoon, BeaversEdge Publisher Brenden Slaughter, recruiting analyst Dylan Callaghan-Croley, and writers T.J. Mathewson and Ryan Harlan give their two cents on the matchup and who’s going to come out on top!

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T.J. MATHEWSON’S PICK

If you are coming to this prediction looking for optimism about Saturday’s senior day against Washington State, you’ve come to the wrong place.

One would think that if we knew who was starting at quarterback, it would be easier to predict. Would it? At this point of the Beavers season, we’ve seen all three quarterbacks suit up, and the offense has yet to look good with any of the three in the last month.

I’m done predicting who will start, I’ve been wrong enough. Do the Beavers have enough juice on defense to stop John Mateer and the Cougar offense?

They’ll play better at home, but these are two different calibers of teams on the field Saturday. The Beavers are going to have to show me something to change my tone.

PREDICTION: Washington State 35, Oregon State 14

TJ’s season record: 6-4

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DYLAN CALLAGHAN-CROLEY’S PICK

At this point in the season, I think a lot of Oregon State fans just want it to come to an end. The last month or so has completely taken the wind out of the sails of the fanbase and it’s hard to say that it doesn’t look like it has done similar to the Beavers on the field as well.

That being said, Saturday presents a great opportunity for the Beavers seniors to finish their careers at Reser on a high note facing the top-25 ranked Cougars.

Unfortunately, I don’t see an upset in the cards for the Beavers on Saturday. Washington State still has a theoretical outside shot at a potential College Football Playoff berth if other factors break their way and still could be playing for a strong bowl game nonetheless.

The Cougars have been a great team all season and after a shocking loss last week, they’re going to look to bounce back in major fashion against a hapless Oregon State team. I’m taking Washington State in this one by 17.

PREDICTION: Washington State 31, Oregon State 14

Dylan’s season record: 8-2