Rivals: Oregon Ducks are nation’s best at managing recruiting during pandemic restrictions

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“Less than a week before the start of the early signing period (December 16), recruiting analysts are starting to take a look at the storylines that defined the 2021 recruiting cycle.

And just like seemingly everything else in the 2020 calendar year, one of the major talking points is the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically which college football programs adapted to the rules and restrictions best.

Rivals asked a panel of its top analyst: “Which coaching staff has most successfully managed recruiting during COVID?”


Rivals national analyst and West region recruiting expert Adam Gorney selected Oregon.

“Over the last few months, it has to be Oregon. Mario Cristobal and his staff could not have kids on campus to see all the glitz and glamour, all the stuff that sells some kids on the Ducks, and Oregon was not even playing except for the last few weeks. Still, the Ducks landed two players from Utah, including new five-star lineman Kingsley Suamataia, landed two four-stars out of Maryland, including receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr., and went to North Carolina for an athlete they like in Jabril McNeill. Recruiting to the Pacific Northwest is tough enough; doing it during a pandemic is next to impossible, yet Cristobal and his staff got some major national names without visits.”

The article also looks at who handled the pandemic worst and which prospect they are most interested in watching during the early signing period.”

https://www.oregonlive.com/recruiting/2020/12/rivals-oregon-ducks-are-nations-best-at-managing-recruiting-during-pandemic-restrictions.html