During the press conference of Jonathan Smith’s hiring at Oregon State, he made it clear to everyone on campus and to Beaver Nation that their recruiting strategies and priorities would be changing. The focus would be on the the PAC-12 footprint with a huge emphasis on bringing the best athletes from the state of California to Corvallis.
This process wasn't expected to happen overnight, in fact, it may take a season or two for Coach Smith and the rest of his staff to make the positive impact and changes on the field that is necessary in order to attract big time recruits to Reser Stadium.