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Offensive lineman
George Maile placed Oregon in his top five schools early Friday morning. The other schools to make the list include Baylor, TCU, UCLA and USC.
He announced the new list on Twitter.
The Ducks have been recruiting Maile for some time now, dating back to February of last year when they offered him. He attends Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah and is rated a 3-star (0.8884) prospect on the 247Sports Composite.
With this move, the 6 4 , 292-pound All-State offensive lineman whittles his list of 14 offers down to 5 ahead of a decision, which he has yet to set a date for.