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2024 tight end Joey Olsen commits to USC; Lincoln Riley goes into Oregon and wins

Lincoln Riley grabbed the No. 1 tight end in the state of Oregon, preventing Dan Lanning and the Ducks from getting him. #USC

Four-Star 2024 Lake Oswego (OR) Lakeridge tight end Joey Olsen has committed to USC. Olsen, who is the No.1 tight end in the state of Oregon, chose the USC Trojans over multiple top programs including Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Louisville and Oregon State.

Olsen is the No. 189 overall prospect in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. Olsen is also the No. 1 player in Oregon.

The Oregon native took an unofficial visit to USC on June 20. He is now the fourth member of the Trojans’ 2024 reciting class. The 2024 class is shaping up to be a top-five class which currently includes Calabasas (Calif.) four-star cornerback Aaron Butler, Long Beach (Calif.) teammates Dylan Williams (a four-star linebacker) and four-star wide receiver Jason Robinson.

Last season as a high school sophomore, Olsen had 28 catches for 727 yards and seven touchdowns.

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Joey Olsen discusses Vols’ offer, recruitment process

2024 prospect Joey Olsen discusses being offered by Tennessee and his recruitment process.

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2024 prospect Joey Olsen on Feb. 10.

The 6-foot-5, 200-pound Olsen is from Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

He plays wide receiver and tight end.

“I’ll play wherever colleges want me,” Olsen told Vols Wire. “Whether that is receiver or tight end.”

Olsen’s Tennessee offer came from Jack Taylor who serves as the Vols’ assistant tight ends coach.

Vertical passing attempts, tempo and having tight ends flex out are seen throughout Josh Heupel’s offense at Tennessee. These are areas Olsen is accustomed with at Lakeridge under second-year head coach Spencer Phillips.

Phillips came to Lakeridge after coaching in the NFL. He was a coaching assistant with the Colts (2020-21) and assistant quarterbacks coach in Philadelphia (2016-20).

“A lot of the stuff from Chip Kelly when he was at the Eagles, definitely a lot of that stuff, and then we are pretty uptempo,” Olsen said when describing Phillips’ offense at Lakeridge. “We signal from the sideline, so we are not a really big huddle team. I love playing fast.”

Olsen’s recruitment process is picking up with more schools showing interest. He holds Tennessee as a top school under Heupel with the ability of playing in the Southeastern Conference.

“I would say definitely Tennessee is one of my top schools, especially being one of my earlier offers,” he said. “That conference is the biggest in college football, so it would be an honor to play in the SEC.”

Olsen discussed upcoming visits for his recruitment process as he begins to go outside of Oregon.

“I would love to get down there to Tennessee at some point,” Olsen said. “I heard it is a very beautiful place and I would love to get there at some point.

“I have been on two Oregon State visits and an Oregon visit, so none out of the state. I am supposed to go to USC and UCLA in March.”

Phillips previously joined the show “Football Two-A-Days” while still with the Eagles. The show can be listened to here or below.

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Vols offer 2024 wide receiver from Oregon

Tennessee offers a 2024 wide receiver from Oregon.

2024 wide receiver prospect Joey Olsen has been offered by Tennessee.

“I am so excited and honored to have received an offer from University of Tennessee,” Olsen announced.

The 6-foot-5, 200-pound wide receiver is from Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Olsen has scholarship offers from Tennessee, Arizona State, Louisville, Nevada, Oregon State and Penn State.

Below are freshman and sophomore season highlights of the Tennessee target.

Tennessee’s 2023 football commitment tracker

Vols’ 2023 recruiting tracker: Quarterback offers

Vols’ 2023 recruiting tracker: Running back offers

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Portland’s 4-star WR Joey Olsen talks Dan Lanning, Oregon Ducks visit

A Portland-native who is familiar with Oregon football, 4-star WR Joey Olsen detailed his recent visit to see the Ducks in Eugene.

Growing up in the Lake Oswego area of Oregon, Joey Olsen was always aware of the Ducks. His childhood may not have been filled with Saturdays running around in a green and yellow jersey — in fact, his father is an Oregon State Beaver alumnus — but the Ducks have been a part of his world from an early age.

So when Olsen eventually became a four-star wide receiver at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego and was offered to visit Eugene, it wasn’t something he could turn down. It gave him an opportunity to look at the Oregon campus through the eyes of a recruit, rather than the son of a Beaver alumnus who even Olsen would admit is “not that big of a Beavers fan.”

Olsen, who stands at 6-foot-5 and is the No. 15 wide receiver in the 2024 recruiting class, was kind enough to sit down with Ducks Wire for an interview after his visit to Eugene, discussing what it was like to meet Oregon’s coaching staff, how the facilities held up to his expectations and a lot more. Here is that conversation: