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Who takes over for Oregon Ducks on boundary side of secondary?
Updated Mar 31, 2021;
Posted Mar 31, 2021
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 05: Makai Polk #17 of the California Golden Bears is tackled by Mykael Wright #2 and Jamal Hill #19 of the Oregon Ducks at California Memorial Stadium on December 05, 2020 in Berkeley, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)Getty Images
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We’re taking a look at each position group as Oregon prepares to open spring practice on April 1. The ninth of a 10-part series looks at the defensive backs.
EUGENE The transformation of Oregon’s defensive backfield began earlier than expected and will now reach its conclusion.
Assistant coaches hired after signing day in 2020 proved vital to Oregon Ducks securing historic 2021 recruiting class
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 04, 2021
New cornerbacks coach Rod Chance during warmups as the Oregon Ducks open spring football practice inside the Moshofsky Center in Eugene on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Sean Meagher/Staff
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EUGENE Two of the primary actors behind the assembly of Oregon’s best recruiting class in program history and its third straight atop the Pac-12 weren’t even with the program a year ago.
Cornerbacks coach Rod Chance and wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon were hired last Feb. 15 and April 17, respectively, each helped recruit three players to UO’s 23-member 2021 class ranked No. 6 nationally. Each landed a pair of players ranked in the top 10 at their position groups, which were Oregon’s biggest areas of need in this recruiting cycle.
Avante Dickerson, 2021 4 Cornerback, Commits to Ducks
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Coach Mario Cristobal has added another excellent recruit to his 2021 class in four-star cornerback Avante Dickerson who committed to the Ducks on National Signing Day.
Dickerson was one of four top 50 ESPN recruits left on the board in February and joins an Oregon class that was ranked No. 6 before his commitment.
The 6-foot, 170-pound prospect was committed to the Minnesota Gophers as recently as Jan 24 where he was the program’s highest-ranked commit in program history but after his decision to reopen his recruitment it came down to the Gophers, Scott Frost’s Nebraska, and the Ducks.