The Washington Huskies suffered another loss to the Oregon Ducks, this time on the recruiting trail, as four-star offensive tackle Zac Stascausky announced his decision to flip his commitment to coach Dan Lanning’s staff just before early signing day.
“Growing up, I’ve always been an Oregon fan,” he told HighSchoolonSI’s Andrew Nemec. “My grandfather went there, my mom went there, my sister goes there. My grandpa was a long-time fan with posters on the wall. He passed away last year. I wish he could’ve seen it all happen. That was always my dream as a kid and what he wanted for me. I wish he could’ve seen it, for sure.”
Stascausky, a product of Central Catholic High School in Portland, Oregon, began the summer as a Minnesota commit before Jedd Fisch, offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll, and Washington’s coaching staff earned a pledge from him in early August. From that point on, his recruitment exploded.
He rocketed up from a three-star prospect, ranked in the mid-70s at his position by 247Sports, to the nation’s No. 19 offensive tackle prospect and No. 164 overall recruit in the 2025 class as offers from Georgia, Michigan, and Oregon came in, and the allure of the programs seemed to call to him.
The 6-foot-6, 275-pound prospect took official visits to all three schools, with the Ducks receiving the final visit for their 49-21 drubbing of Fisch and the Huskies. Less than 24 hours later, the coveted prospect announced his decision to stay home, which dropped Washington’s class from No. 19 to No. 21 in the country.