When you’ve been on recruiting visits to the Notre Dame’s and UCLA’s of the world, it’s pretty hard not to hold them in higher regard when going through the rest of your recruiting process. Any other school is going to have a hard time competing with the history and legacy that those campuses can present.
According to 2024 four-star ATH Miles Lockhart, though, the Oregon Ducks certainly made a good case during his weekend visit to Eugene.
“It was up there. It really was all the way up there with them,” Lockhart said. “Notre Dame is a very hard school to beat, but I think Oregon could have competed with them for sure with that visit.”
Lockhart is in an interesting position when it comes to his recruitment at Oregon. There are numerous ties pulling him to Eugene, be it one of his closest friends, Cole Martin, already committing to the Ducks in 2023, or Martin’s father Demetrice taking the cornerbacks coaching job with the Ducks.
As a prospect with 8 offers so far and counting, he will likely have his pick of the litter over the next couple of year while he narrows down his options. It’s hard to believe the Ducks, who he watched growing up, will be very far from that list.
We were lucky enough to catch up with Lockhart after his vist to Eugene and discuss his initial impressions of the Oregon campus, Dan Lanning’s coaching staff, and what sets the Ducks apart from other places that Miles has seen. Here is that conversation: