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It certainly wasn’t predicted to happen, but the Oregon Ducks scored a massive win over the USC Trojans on Friday night with the surprising flip of 5-star offensive tackle Josh Conerly.
Conerly, who was predicted by many to commit to the Trojans, instead announced that he would be joining Dan Lanning and the Ducks, staying a little bit closer to his home of Seattle next year.
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Conerly came into the day as the highest-ranked unsigned player left in the 2022 class, and with his addition, Oregon’s once 24th-ranked recruiting class now sits at No. 16 in the nation, per 247Sports, sitting just behind the Miami Hurricanes.
The commitment of Conerly comes as such a surprise because many crystal ball projections had him as a near-lock to land in Los Angeles. However, the 5-star OT who ranks as the No. 15 overall player in the class took a last-minute trip to Eugene this past weekend and was apparently swayed enough by Lanning and OL coach Adrien Klemm to change his decision.
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This is the second huge recruiting win over Lincoln Riley and the Trojans for Lanning, who also scored the commitment of 4-star cornerback Jahlil Florence earlier this year. Florence is a San Diego native who was strongly considering USC after Mario Cristobal left for Miami, but Lanning convinced him to come up to Eugene anyway.
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