Oregon
Oregon football’s Dan Lanning on 2024 recruiting class: ‘Most talented roster I’ve had’
49ers punch ticket to Super Bowl after beating Lions in NFC Championship
History will have to wait for the Detroit Lions after losing to the 49ers in the NFC Championship and we explain what it will take for San Francisco to win it all.
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.
Three Oregon lawmakers say they plan to introduce a bill that would bar utilities from raising rates if they have unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or more years, describing it as an effort to hold PacifiCorp accountable as the utility faces a series of lawsuits stemming from the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state.
Republican state Reps. Jami Cate, Virgle Osborne and Ed Diehl announced their proposal in a statement Monday, on the heels of an approved rate increase for PacifiCorp customers and a federal lawsuit against the electric power company.
The federal government sued PacifiCorp last week over the Archie Creek Fire, which ignited in Oregon’s Douglas County in September 2020 and burned more than 200 square miles, about half of which was federal land. The complaint accuses the company of negligence for failing to maintain its power lines to prevent wildfires. In its filing, the government says it brought the suit to recover “substantial costs and damages.”
A PacifiCorp spokesperson said in an emailed statement Monday that the company was working with the U.S. government to resolve the claims.
“It is unfortunate the U.S. government decided to file a lawsuit in federal district court, however PacifiCorp will continue to work with the U.S. government to find reasonable resolution of this matter,” the statement said.
The federal lawsuit was filed on the same day the Oregon Public Utility Commission approved a 9.8% rate increase for PacifiCorp’s residential customers next year. In its rate case filings, the company said its request to increase rates was partly due to higher costs stemming from wildfire risk and activity.
When the new rate takes effect in January, PacifiCorp rates will have increased nearly 50% since 2021, according to the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, which advocates on behalf of utility customers.
The three lawmakers said they will introduce their bill in the upcoming legislative session, which starts in January.
“The federal government is doing the right thing by filing this lawsuit, and we stand firmly behind it,” Osborne, who is set to be the future bill’s co-chief sponsor, said in a statement. “PacifiCorp needs to pay up and take responsibility for the destruction they’ve caused, and putting a stop to rate hikes is the best way to achieve it.”
PacifiCorp is poised to be on the hook for billions in damages in the series of lawsuits over Oregon’s 2020 fires.
The company has already reached two settlement agreements over the Archie Creek Fire, including one for $299 million with 463 plaintiffs impacted by the blaze and another for $250 million with 10 companies with commercial timber interests, according to its website.
In other litigation, an Oregon jury in June 2023 found it liable for negligently failing to cut power to its 600,000 customers despite warnings from top fire officials and determined it should have to pay punitive and other damages — a decision that applied to a class including the owners of up to 2,500 properties. Since then, other Oregon juries have ordered the company to pay tens of millions to other wildfire victims.
The wildfires that erupted across Oregon over Labor Day weekend in 2020 were among the worst natural disasters in state history, killing nine people and destroying thousands of homes.
— The Associated Press
On Wednesday at 2:18 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory valid from 10 p.m. until Thursday 10 a.m. for North Central Oregon and Central Oregon.
The weather service states, “South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.”
“Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result,” adds the weather service. “Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.”
Advance Local Weather Alerts is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to compile the latest data from the National Weather Service.
Oregon
Oregon lawmakers to introduce bill barring utility rate increases amid unresolved wildfire lawsuits
Beyoncé NFL Halftime Show Will Be Available to Rewatch on Netflix as a Stand-Alone Special
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers: Without leaks ‘it will be a little easier to win’
Why Bill Belichick abandoned hope of landing NFL job, pursuit of wins record
'The Bachelor,' Ukraine edition, features a veteran who lost both legs in the war
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25784222/247333_EOY_Package_Check_In_CVirginia_ROGUELIKES.jpg "2024 has been an amazing year for roguelikes")
2024 has been an amazing year for roguelikes
Colorado Rockies game no. 116 thread: Zac Gallen vs José Ureña
Why Marjorie Taylor Greene was ‘kicked out’ of the Freedom Caucus according to Rep. Buck
See it: Tesla crashes into Columbus convention center at 70 mph
Fox News Politics: Georgia the whole day through
Death of missing Oregon girl found in stream ruled homicide
Trump picks Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera for Panama ambassador
Five journalists killed in Israeli strike near Gaza hospital
NYC cab jumps curb, injures 7 on Christmas Day
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants death penalty for migrant who allegedly set woman on fire on subway: 'Finish him'
Who is Europe's top investor in space in 2023?
-
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24924653/236780_Google_AntiTrust_Trial_Custom_Art_CVirginia__0003_1.png "Google’s counteroffer to the government trying to break it up is unbundling Android apps")
Technology5 days agoGoogle’s counteroffer to the government trying to break it up is unbundling Android apps
-
News6 days agoNovo Nordisk shares tumble as weight-loss drug trial data disappoints
-
Politics6 days agoIllegal immigrant sexually abused child in the U.S. after being removed from the country five times
-
Entertainment6 days ago'It's a little holiday gift': Inside the Weeknd's free Santa Monica show for his biggest fans
-
Lifestyle6 days agoThink you can't dance? Get up and try these tips in our comic. We dare you!
-
Technology1 week agoFox News AI Newsletter: OpenAI responds to Elon Musk's lawsuit
-
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25672934/Metaphor_Key_Art_Horizontal.png "There’s a reason Metaphor: ReFantanzio’s battle music sounds as cool as it does")
Technology1 day agoThere’s a reason Metaphor: ReFantanzio’s battle music sounds as cool as it does
-
News2 days agoFrance’s new premier selects Eric Lombard as finance minister