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Ducks take another jump up in 2024 recruiting ranking after Saturday’s commitments

Both Michael Van Buren and Xadavien Sims are among the top 130 players in the 2024 class. Not a surprise to see a jump in the rankings for UO.

When you’re able to add a pair of players who are ranked among the top 130 players in the nation, it comes as no surprise to see a bump in the national recruiting rankings.

That’s exactly what happened for the Oregon Ducks on Saturday, landing commitments from both 4-star QB Michael Van Buren and 4-star DL Xadavien Sims.

Van Buren is rated as the No. 11 QB and No. 123 player in the nation, while Sims is rated as the No. 16 DL and No. 121 overall player in the 2024 class.

Going into the weekend, Oregon had 11 commitments in 2024 and their class was rated as the seventh-best in the nation. Where do they now stand with the additions of both Van Buren and Sims? Take a look:

4-star QB Michael Van Buren commits to Oregon

The Ducks added another passer to the mix in 2024. Welcome 4-star QB Michael Van Buren to Eugene.

If you can pull it off, why not get two quarterbacks in the 2024 recruiting cycle?

That’s exactly what the Oregon Ducks did, landing a commitment from 4-start QB Michael Van Buren on Saturday afternoon, further bolstering the 2024 class. Van Buren — rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 11 QB in the class, and No. 123 overall player in the nation — chose the Ducks over the Maryland Terrapins and the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Van Buren is the second quarterback to commit to the Ducks in the 2024 cycle, joining 3-star QB Luke Moga, who announced his commitment at the end of April just ahead of Oregon’s spring game. Van Buren will also be joined in Eugene by 4-star CB Ify Obidegwu, a high school teammate from St. Frances Academy in Baltimore.

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4-star QB Michael Van Buren pushes up commitment date; Ducks remain favorites

4-star QB Michael Van Buren pushed his commitment up to this coming week. The Ducks are still the favorites to land him.

The Oregon Ducks are going to be finding out in a matter of days whether or not they can add one of the top passers in the 2024 class to their recruiting haul this spring.

On Sunday night, 4-star quarterback Michael Van Buren announced that he would be pushing up his commitment date to Saturday, May 20. Previously, Van Buren was scheduled to announce his commitment on July 8.

The Ducks remain the favorites to land Van Buren, who took a pair of visits to Eugene over the past month. After his visit for the Oregon spring game, a slew of predictions from 247Sports Crystal Ball came in showing that the Ducks were the favorites to land MVB.

Van Buren is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 11 QB in the 2024 class, and No. 129 overall player. The Ducks already have a commitment from 3-star QB Luke Moga in the class of 2024, but there is a notion that they are willing and hoping to take a pair of quarterbacks in the cycle.

We will find out this coming weekend if that will be the case.

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Breaking down QB Luke Moga’s commitment, and what it means for QB Michael Van Buren

QB Luke Moga committed to Oregon on Friday. Does that change anything for QB Michael Van Buren? Let’s talk it out.

Earlier this week, a bit of a twist was thrown into the Oregon Ducks quarterback recruiting world when four-star Michael Van Buren announced he would return to Eugene for the annual spring game on Saturday.

That announcement set a series of actions into motion, including a number of predictions for the Ducks to land Van Buren’s commitment, as well as a delayed commitment announcement from three-star Luke Moga, a player who was favored to choose Oregon.

Another surprise came for Duck fans on Friday morning when Moga went back to his original plan and committed to the Ducks.

With Moga committed to Oregon in the 2024 class, what does that mean for Van Buren? Is he still interested? Is he still visiting this weekend? There are questions to answer.

Return visits, delayed commitments raise intrigue around UO’s 2024 QB recruitment

4-star QB Michael Van Buren is returning to Oregon next week. 3-star QB Luke Moga is delaying his commitment. Those two things may be very connected.

There are some interesting developments that are taking place when it comes to quarterback recruiting at the University of Oregon.

Over the past couple of months, it has become clear that the Ducks are largely picking between a pair of quarterback recruits in the 2024 class; 3-star Luke Moga and 4-star Michael Van Buren. While there was some early buzz that they might be in the mix to land 5-star QB Dylan Raiola, that has cooled over the past month, and it appeared that one of the two aforementioned players was going to end up being Will Stein’s guy in the 2024 class.

A week ago, handicappers would have said that Moga was the likely option, with a prediction from 247Sports Steve Wiltfong for the rising passer to pick Oregon. However, some things may be changing as the cycle goes on.

On Sunday, Van Buren — who was in Eugene for a visit last weekend — announced that he would be coming back to Oregon for the spring game next weekend. Not long after, Moga announced that he would be delaying his official commitment, which was scheduled for April 28, the day before Oregon’s spring game.

It should also be noted that Moga was on campus with the Ducks this weekend.

So what does all of that mean? I’ve got a few thoughts.

4-star QB has Penn State in his final three schools

Penn State is in the top three for this four-star quarterback target.

Penn State’s 2024 class has been shooting up the national recruiting rankings in recent weeks after a slew of prospects committed to the program. They are ranked 7th in the 247Sports database and 10th in On3’s rankings.

While the quarterback position seems to be in good hands for the upcoming future with former five-star prospect [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag] and three-star [autotag]Beau Pribula[/autotag] already in the program, that isn’t stopping [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] from trying to add more talent.

[autotag]Michael Van Buren[/autotag] is a four-star quarterback from Maryland who has been one of Penn State’s top targets in the class of 2024. The 6’0″ 185 pound prospect is ranked as the 181st overall player in his class according to On3’s Industry Ranking. ESPN has him as their 18th best player in the 2024 class and the number two overall quarterback prospect.

Recently, Van Buren cut his list of schools down to three on Friday with Penn State included. The other two schools are Maryland and Oregon.

The four-star prospect received just over 30 scholarship offers from different schools before trimming his list down before his senior year of high school. Despite being from the state of Maryland, On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has Penn State as the overwhelming favorites to land Van Buren. The Nittany Lions are given a 94.6% chance to secure a commitment, while Maryland comes in second with 2.2%.

Van Buren spoke with Hayes Fawcett of On3 about State saying, “I have built a great relationship with the coaches at Penn State, mainly with Coach Franklin, Coach Yurcich, and Coach O’Brian. They make sure to communicate with me often even if it’s not about football just checking up on me and seeing how I’m doing.”

“They’ve shown a lot of love every time I made my way down to Happy Valley and the atmosphere in beaver stadium is insane! Everyone knows about Penn State’s rich tradition and they really put their players in the right position to succeed on and off the field,” he said.

It looks like Penn State is in a good spot to continue adding talent and depth at their quarterback position. Van Buren will reportedly announce his commitment this summer on July 8th.

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4-star QB Michael Van Buren puts Ducks among top 3 schools

Michael Van Buren, the No. 11 QB in the 2024 class, is down to three schools in his recruitment.

The Oregon Ducks are officially in the thick of it to land 4-star quarterback Michael Van Buren.

Earlier this month, Van Buren announced that he would be making his commitment announcement on July 8, 2023, and he is fresh off of a visit to Eugene last weekend to check out the Ducks.

On Friday, Van Buren announced his final three schools that he will be deciding between: Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, and Maryland Terrapins.

Van Buren is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 130 player in the 2024 class, and No. 11 QB in the class as well.

The Ducks currently have a top-10 2024 class in the nation, but they don’t have a QB committed as of yet. Adding Van Buren to the mix would be a big-time get for Dan Lanning, Will Stein, and the whole group.

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4-star QB Michael Van Buren sets announcement date, will visit Oregon next week

4-star QB Michael Van Buren, a primary target for the Ducks, has reportedly set his commitment date. Van Buren will visit Eugene next weekend.

We now have a timeline for when one of the major recruiting pieces will be coming off of the board for the Oregon Ducks.

4-star quarterback Michael Van Buren, one of the primary targets for Dan Lanning and Co. during the 2024 class, will reportedly announce his college commitment on July 8 this summer, per 247Sports’ Brian Dohn. It is a long way out, but a notable date to put on the calendar, because it potentially could impact Oregon’s 2024 class in a significant way.

Van Buren is rated by 247Sports as the No. 128 overall player in the 2024 class, and the No. 11 QB. He has visited Oregon before, and will reportedly be in Eugene for another visit this coming weekend to take in Ducks practices and see the facilities once again while meeting with coaches.

In the world of recruiting, getting your quarterback committed early is often important, because it can help build out the rest of the class. Last year, 5-star QB Dante Moore announced his commitment to the Ducks on July 8, the same day that Van Buren plans to announce his commitment.

There are no current 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions for Van Buren, but Penn State is the leader to land him, according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine.

Michael Van Buren’s Recruiting Profile

Tennessee football recruiting: Vols’ top 2024 quarterback targets

As the recruiting focus shifts to the class of 2024, Vols Wire breaks down the top 2024 quarterback targets for Tennessee.

National signing day signaled the end of the class of 2023 and now a focus shifts to the class of 2024 on the recruiting trail.

Tennessee currently has three 2024 commits, headlined by four-stars Jonathan Echols (athlete) and Kaleb Beasley (cornerback).

The Vols have the No. 13 overall class and No. 6 class in the Southeastern Conference, according to the On3 Sports consensus.

Last season the Vols landed 5-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who was the No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2023, according to On3 Sports. Tennessee has offered multiple high-profile quarterback targets in the 2024 class.

Vols Wire breaks down the top 2024 quarterback targets for Tennessee. The top quarterback targets for the Vols are listed below.

Top 10 QB in 2024, Michael Van Buren, to visit Oregon this weekend

One of the top QBs from the 2024 class will be taking a visit to see Dan Lanning and the Ducks this weekend.

As the 2023 recruitng cycle starts to wind down, we’ve seen a lot of 2024 players start to announce visits and offers. For the Oregon Ducks, one of the most recent players to announce that he will be taking a visit to Eugene is 2024 4-star QB Michael Van Buren.

Van Buren recently announced his top 8 schools in December, with the Ducks listed among schools like Miami, Oklahoma, and Penn State. He also confirmed on social media that he would be in Eugene this coming weekend for an unofficial visit.

Van Buren is rated in the 247Sports Composite rankings as the No. 8 QB in the 2024 class, and the No. 103 overall player in the nation. Coming from Baltimore, Maryland, Van Buren stands at 5-foot-11, 185 pounds.

Michael Van Buren’s Recruiting Profile