Five-star athlete Nyckoles Harbor has been the talk of the college football recruiting world the past couple of weeks. He is one of the few remaining highly ranked players in the 2023 class who is unsigned ahead of signing day on Feb. 1.
Harbor recently made waves in Oregon by announcing he planned to come to Eugene on an official visit at the end of the month, the last weekend before signing day. This past week at the Under Armour NEXT All-American Game, Harbor talked about how his recruitment is narrowing, according to On3.
“I don’t really have a final list, but I guess you can put Maryland, South Carolina, USC, Oregon and Michigan,” Harbor said. “The main three factors going into the decision are academics, athletics and track. That’s it.”
While the Ducks entered the race late, and may not be seen as the leader in the clubhouse to land Harbor, the world-renowned track program at Oregon is sure to tip the scales a little bit. Harbor also has been impressed by what Dan Lanning is doing on the recruiting trail with the Ducks.
“You see what he did during the early signing period. He was flip-flopping everybody,” Harbor said. “I feel like they also have the best of both worlds in terms of football and track.”
Leading up to Harbor’s visit, it will be interesting to see how the situation play out, particularly when it comes to Michigan and Jim Harbaugh. The Wolverines are arguably the leaders to land Harbor, but if the head coach leaves, that may change things.