Tag: Junior Adams

Former Huskies defensive tackle Taki Taimani transfers to Oregon

Former Washington Huskies defensive tackle, Sam “Taki” Taimani has decided to continue his college career with the Ducks.

It’s unusual to see Huskies become Ducks and visa versa, but anything can happen in the transfer portal.

Former Washington Huskies defensive tackle Taki Taimani, from Salt Lake City, Utah, has transferred from UW and will now suit up in the green and yellow of Oregon.

Taimami is a redshirt junior that stands at 6-foot-2 and weighs 321 pounds. In Seattle, Taimani started 14 of the Huskies’ last 16 games and in his four seasons and 29 career games, totaling 71 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss. He contributed 43 tackles, two tackles for loss, two pass breakups, and a fumble recovery in 11 games last season.

Whether or not offensive coach Junior Adams, who has recently signed on to be on Dan Lanning’s coaching staff from Washington, had anything to do with Taimami’s decision is not yet known. But Oregon is building up its defensive unit fairly quickly.

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Could former UW 4-star WR Germie Bernard be in play for Ducks after release?

4-star Washington commit Germie Bernard is reportedly being granted a release from his NLI after Junior Adams’ departure. Might he follow Adams to Eugene?

Another tough blow was handed to the Washington Huskies this week when the NCAA reportedly ruled that 4-star WR Germie Bernard, who signed his National Letter of Intent with UW, would be granted a release from his NLI according to a report published recently by 247 Sports.

Bernard, a 6-foot-2 WR from Liberty High in Nevada, is ranked as the No. 33 receiver in the 2022 recruiting class, and the No. 220 player overall. He had been committed to Washington, and even after head coach Jimmy Lake was fired, stayed committed with the knowledge that Huskies’ wide receiver coach Junior Adams would be retained by the team under new HC Kalen DeBoer.

That has since changed, though, with Adams now being hired as the new WR coach and co-offensive coordinator by the Oregon Ducks in the past week. Now, Bernard has requested and reportedly been granted a release from his NLI. His recruiting is back open, and according to 247 Sports’ Crystal Ball, it’s forecasted that he will end up with the Michigan State Spartans, who made a big push for him before the early signing period.

While the Ducks offered the young WR, they have never been a major player for Bernard. However, the fact that they now are home to the coach that brought him to Washington can’t be overlooked. Junior Adams is said to be a great recruiter and he obviously has sway with Bernard, seeing as the 4-star recruit was willing to stay committed to Washington as long as Adams was still going to be there.

As we’ve seen Dan Lanning fill out his coaching staff at Oregon, many of the new guys are said to be strong recruiters with ties on the west coast. So if Bernard is to make a decision over the next couple of weeks, and the lead recruiter that brought him to Washington is now just a couple of hundred miles south at a similar school, might he consider a flip to the Ducks?

It’s certainly something to watch over the coming days.

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Oregon Ducks hire Junior Adams away from Washington be be Co-OC and WR coach

The finishing touches are being put on Dan Lanning’s coaching staff. Washington’s Junior Adams will reportedly leave the Huskies to join Oregon.

Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks have filled out the new coaching staff, ringing in the new year with an impressive hire on the offensive side of the ball, and one that will please Duck fans by twisting a knife in the side of the Washington Huskies.

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Oregon is reportedly bringing in Junior Adams to be the new co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. Adams is the former OC at Western Kentucky and is viewed as a great recruiter out on the west coast.

The Huskys recently had a coaching change, bringing in Kalen DeBoer from Fresno State after Jimmy Lake was fired for cause. Adams was one of only two coaches to stay on staff from the previous tenure, but it appears that he was willing to leave when the right job came calling.

Apparently, Oregon was the right job.

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