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Jackson Powers-Johnson made the most of his only year as the starting center at Oregon. Now its his time to make the most of his shot at the NFL.

2022 VALS AND SALS: Bangs’ Light, Bishop emerge as top two grads

The 6-foot-2, 200-pound linebacker adds to the Ducks 21-member recruiting class currently ranked first in the Pac-12 and No. 6 nationally by 247Sports.

Bangs ag mechanics team will compete in nationals after state win Brownwood Bulletin BANGS — The night before the April 30 state competition, a Briggs and Stratton small-engine manual was among reading material for Bangs High School’s four students on the FFA ag mechanics team, Sequestered in a hotel, team members Keygan Pitts, a sophomore, and juniors Jackson Light, Robert Blakeley and Logan Bishop stayed up late reviewing manuals on small engines, boom sprayers and DC electrical wiring. ...

Offensive lineman George Maile placed Oregon in his top five schools early Friday morning. The other schools to make the list include Baylor, TCU, UCLA and USC. He announced the new list on Twitter. The Ducks have been recruiting Maile for some time now, dating back to February of last year when they offered him. He attends Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah and is rated a 3-star (0.8884) prospect on the 247Sports Composite.  With this move, the 64", 292-pound All-State offensive linem...

The Bangs FFA Ag Mechanics team competed this past weekend at the State Ag Mechanics contest in Huntsville TX, and finished the contest as State Champions out of 31 teams competing, qualifying them for the National Ag Mech contest this coming fall. Out of 121 Individuals, Logan Bishop finished the contest as High Point Individual, Keygan Pitts was 3rd high individual, Jackson Light was 4th high, and Robert Blakeley was 5th high. Also, the Bangs FFA Farm Business Management team competed last we...

Percy Lewis, 6-foot-9, 360-pound JC offensive lineman, commits to Oregon Ducks Updated Mar 03, 2021; Posted Mar 02, 2021 Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C. offensive lineman Percy Lewis announces his commitment to Oregon on March 2, 2021. (Courtesy of Percy Lewis) Facebook Share Since Mario Cristobal first moved to Eugene to become a part of the Oregon Ducks football program, he has established a tradition of landing either highly-rated or gigantic junior college offensive linemen. It began in the c...

+ Show 1 more video USC signee Jaxson Dart named MaxPreps Utah High School Football Player of the Year DRAPER — When Jaxson Dart first transferred to Corner Canyon ahead of his senior year of high school football, he did so knowing he would be under the microscope. Hed have the pressure of a team that had won back-to-back state championships and held the longest active winning streak in Utahs top classification. He more than lived up to them. Under Darts command, t...

+ Show 1 more video USC signee Jaxson Dart named MaxPreps Utah High School Football Player of the Year DRAPER — When Jaxson Dart first transferred to Corner Canyon ahead of his senior year of high school football, he did so knowing he would be under the microscope. Hed have the pressure of a team that had won back-to-back state championships and held the longest active winning streak in Utahs top classification. He more than lived up to them. Under Darts command, t...

Oregon Ducks make cut for pair of 2022 offensive line targets Updated Jan 02, 2021; Posted Jan 02, 2021 Facebook Share But the class of 2022 presents some difficulties. Forget for a moment the fact that Oregon is still working on closing out its 2021 class and preparing for a Fiesta Bowl against Iowa State. The real issue with 2022 prospects is that many haven’t played a game in pads in more than a year, making it difficult to accurately manage and organize a priority list. Still, Oregon h...