
By Spencer McLaughlin of Locked on CFB for SuperWest Sports
July 15, 2024
Oregon and Dan Lanning currently have the #4 recruiting class in the country for the 2025 class per 247Sports.
This week is going to define whether they cement Top 5 status and whether they (again) get the best class in program history.
On today’s episode of Locked On Ducks, I about QB Dillon Gabriel being the betting favorite to win the Heisman.
Is his smaller stature a legitimate obstacle to winning the award in 2024?
Oregon comes into the Big Ten as a conference and national title contender and is poised to continue that into the future.
Are they in the best conference in the country going forward or is the SEC still superior to the Big 10?

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