WR Chase Cota, son of Oregon legend Chad Cota, to transfer from UCLA Bruins

As the son of Oregon legend Chad Cota, WR Chase Cota could likely be a target for the Ducks after entering the transfer portal and leaving UCLA.

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It feels like you can make an argument that just about every player to enter the transfer portal nowadays has a connection to the Oregon Ducks, and is potentially a target to be recruited to Eugene. When you have the reach that Dan Lanning and his staff do, as well as the legacy that Oregon has on the west coast, it’s hard to argue against, though.

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That is certainly true for one of the newest additions to the NCAA Transfer Portal. UCLA Bruins wide receiver Chase Cota announced over the weekend that he will be leaving the Los Angeles area and looking for a new school. Cota, who was a 4-star prospect coming from South Medford High School back in 2018, has a unique tie to the Ducks.

His dad, Chad Cota, is Oregon royalty. He was inducted into the Ducks’ Hall of Fame in 2012 after a career that left him being described as the “backbone of the ‘Gang Green’ defense” back in the early 1990s, paving the way for Oregon’s first Rose Bowl appearance in 37 years. Cota went on to have a successful NFL career with the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts, and Saint Louis Rams.

So it’s safe to say that Chase Cota would be a recognized name if he were to come to Eugene. Heck, the Ducks heavily recruited him when he was coming out of high school and held offers from Alabama, Cal, Georgia, Louisville, Notre Dame, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Utah, and several others. it even led to this remarkable recruiting graphic from the Ducks’ which featured him lining up against his dad out on the numbers.

The Ducks don’t go to that length for everyone, nor do they have the opportunity to.
From an X’s and O’s standpoint, recruiting Cota to Oregon makes a ton of sense, as well. The Ducks are currently thin at the wide receiver, and could desperately use the experience of a veteran pass-catcher who has 883 yards and 6 touchdowns in his 4 years with the Bruins.
We will see how heavily Oregon ends up recruiting Cota to come back to Eugene, but it is undoubtedly a story that would have Duck fans fired up about their newest player on the outside.
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