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Small forward Elgin Cook (Milwaukee/Northwest Florida State College), the son of former NBA all-star Alvin Robertson, verbally committed to Oregon on Wednesday, ESPN.com has confirmed.

Cook originally signed with Iowa State out of high school but opted for junior college after failing to qualify. The 6-foot-6 wing chose the Ducks over Gonzaga, Arkansas, Illinois, New Mexico and South Carolina, among others.

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ATHENS, Ga. -- Considering that running back Jacques Patrick (Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek) is only in his second year of high school but already has 25 scholarship offers, the case can be made that Patrick is one of the most coveted prospects in the Class of 2015.

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More than 150 of the top underclassmen prospects in the country were in attendance for the Under Armour All-America Combine. There is no shortage of talent set to come out of the Tar Heel State in the 2014 class, and it was well represented on Friday.

Coaches line up to see WR Thompson

The AFCA coaches convention is in Nashville, Ten. Jan. 6-9, but for ESPN 2014 Watch List wide receiver Trevion Thompson (Durham, N.C./Hillside), it might as well have taken place at his school over the past few months.

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More than 150 of the top underclassmen prospects in the country were in attendance for registration to the Under Armour All-America Combine, several of which are from Georgia.

Massive OL looking to visit Wolverines

ESPN 2014 Watch List prospect Orlando Brown Jr. (Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge) should have no problem finding a place to play at the next level. At 6-foot-8, 370 pounds, the mammoth offensive lineman boasts offers from 36 programs, although he maintains eight of them are at the top.

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Four-star defensive end Quinton Powell (Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland) has set his official visit to USC for Jan. 18. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound athlete said he will also visit South Carolina, Oregon and possibly Miami.

"I set up Jan. 18 for USC," Powell said today at Under Armour All-America Game registration at Disney's Yacht Club Resort. "South Carolina, I'm taking that around the 20th of January. Oregon, I'll have to set up something with them too. Miami, I really haven't talked to them but I'm going to, I'm going to after this game."

Powell said he talks to former high school teammate Leonard Williams, a freshman defensive tackle at USC, about his experience at USC.

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With four underclassmen at quarterback, the Oregon Ducks could lose a quarterback to transfer this offseason.

With a freshman starter, a sophomore backup and two other freshmen in reserve, the Oregon Ducks are stocked with young quarterbacks and could be faced with the departure of one of their backups in the near future. Marcus Mariota beat out expected starter Bryan Bennett last summer and is the unquestioned starter going forward, likely for multiple seasons.

There has been a steady flow of rumors surrounding Bennett's possible transfer since the day Mariota was named the starter. Redshirt freshman Jake Rodrigues or Jeff Lockie could also choose to leave with Mariota clearly in control of the position.

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During the GHSA AAAAAA semi-final game against Colquitt County, Myles Autry (Norcross, Ga./Norcross) went down with an what appeared to be a serious knee injury. After the Blue Devils clinched a spot in the championship game, the 2014 athlete said he was hopeful it was nothing major.

“It feels fine, I think it is just a sprain,” Autry said at the time. “I know I will be fine to play next week at the Georgia Dome.”

He was half right. On Tuesday, Autry was informed by doctors he had suffered a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus, and that he would likely be out until next August. A day later, the 6-foot, 175-pound junior, who has picked up almost 20 offers to date, told Norcross head coach Keith Maloof he wanted to play in Saturday’s championship game against Lovejoy.

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Orlando Brown Jr. (Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge) announced his top eight schools Sunday night.

He’ll cut that list to three at the beginning of his senior year and then will concentrate on his final high school season.

For now, however, the mammoth ESPN Watch List junior has eight schools in the mix. Those eight -- in alphabetical order -- are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon and South Carolina.

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A look at the latest news involving Oregon's recruiting as the Ducks try to set themselves up for a fast-and-furious finish on signing day:

The Ducks received commitments from athlete Tyrell Robinson (San Diego/Lincoln) and wide receiver Tyree Robinson (San Diego/Lincoln) in late September. After gaining huge commitments from the twins, it took nearly three months for Oregon to gain another commitment. It might have been a while, but the commitment of junior college linebacker Joe Walker (Wilmington, Calif./Harbor College) was worth the wait.

Walker isn't a big name in recruiting circles, but there's a reason Texas A&M and others were in hot pursuit of the 6-foot-3, 230-pound linebacker. Walker plans to sign with Oregon in two weeks and enroll in January. As a full qualifier out of Palos Verdes (Calif.) High School, Walker will have four years to complete three years of eligibility, and he will provide depth at middle linebacker to offset the loss of senior Kiko Alonso.

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After a long, slow period on the recruiting front, things are heating up for the No. 2 Oregon Ducks. While most of the news is tentative, there is some recent confirmed news. With No. 52 overall (No. 5 ATH) Dontre Wilson (DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto) -- a future Ducks running back -- and No. 90 overall (No. 11 RB) Thomas Tyner (Aloha, Ore./Aloha) already in the mix, the Ducks are working to add even more weapons to their future backfield.

One of the nation's premier running backs -- Derrick Green (Richmond, Va./Hermitage), No. 41 overall (No. 5 RB) -- was scheduled make his official visit to Eugene this weekend, but has postponed his visit due to a scheduling conflict. Green recently cut Virgina Tech from his list of favorites, which is now made up of Michigan, Auburn, Tennessee, Oregon and Miami (Fla). Green is a bruising runner that is more LaGarrette Blount than LaMichael James. The Ducks would love to add a bigger back to this class, and Green is their top option in that regard.

Like Green, Notre Dame commit Danny Mattingly (Spokane, Wash./Mead) postponed his official visit to Eugen due to a conflict with Mead's playoff schedule. Again, like Green, Mattingly maintains that he will visit Oregon, but will do so after his season has been completed.

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When a school has a national reputation, sometimes the recruits will come knocking on its doorstep.

For the Oregon Ducks, that was the case last week when Jadarius West of Riverdale (Ga.) Charles Drew Charter School decided to enroll at Oregon in order to walk on with the Ducks' football and track and field programs.

Despite scholarship offers in football from Kentucky and East Carolina, West signed with Hutchinson Community College in Kansas last spring. Now, he has decided to leave and walk on at Oregon in hopes of earning a scholarship in one of the sports.

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Before tearing his ACL late in the 2011 season, ESPN Watch List wide receiver Shaq Davidson (Gaffney, S.C./Gaffney) had 29 catches for 683 yards and eight touchdowns, as well as a 99-yard kickoff return against Byrnes. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound junior worked hard in the offseason and once again is making plays for the Indians.

“It feels great being back on the field, and I feel like I am 100 percent. I just need to get the injury out of my mind,” Davidson said.

In eight games this season, Davidson has 151 yards passing, 278 yards rushing and three touchdowns on the ground, 340 yards receiving and two touchdown catches, and five kickoff returns for 161 yards. Davidson has had back-to-back games with more than 100 yards rushing since being moved to quarterback, a position he had not played since junior varsity football as a freshman. Eight programs have offered so far, and Davidson has an early top five. He discussed each program briefly.

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The success Oregon has had in signing athletes from Texas has been well documented. What isn't as widely known is the success of the players the Ducks have signed from other areas.

The starting rover for the Ducks this year, Brian Jackson, signed with the Ducks out of Alabama powerhouse Hoover High School. Jackson was overlooked by SEC programs but has turned into an impact player for the No. 2-ranked Ducks.

In this recruiting cycle, the player who fits the mold of an under-appreciated athlete from outside of the West Coast is Juwaan Williams, Tucker (Ga.) High School.

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