It always hurts to lose a 5-star recruit to a flip. For Oregon, it happened twice.
First, 5-star quarterback Dante Moore shockingly flipped from Oregon to UCLA. The Bruins’ pending move to the Big 10 may well have had something to do with the Michigan native’s decision.
Next, Oregon successfully flipped 5-star safety Peyton Bowen from Notre Dame…only to have Bowen flip to Oklahoma the next day.
With that being the case, why were there so many smiles on the faces of Duck fans heading into the Christmas weekend?
Probably because Oregon absolutely crushed early signing day in a way few expected them to after Dan Lanning’s first season in Eugene.