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Oregon State Beavers need an identity - on the football field and recruiting trail: Commentary

Related Topics: Oregon, Suka Hufanga, Recruiting

On Thursday evening on 1080 The Fan, Crescent Valley's Talanoa Hufanga, a five-star prospect and the nation's No. 1 athlete, cut his list from 10 to six.

Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, UCLA, USC and Utah made the cut.

Oregon State, the hometown school, didn't.

0 for 10.

In the historically deep Oregon high school football 2018 recruiting class, consisting of an unprecedented seven Rivals four-star recruits, Hufanga's cut snipped the final thread linking the Beavers to any of the top 10 in-state prospects.

Oregon HS football: Where top in-state prospects are headed

And while flipping one's decision and college football recruiting are as linked and peanut butter and jelly, Oregon State's on-field performance doesn't inspire much hope for newfound enthusiasm.