Dan Lanning and the Oregon Geese picked up a participant who was excessive on their recruiting board proper earlier than the early signing interval begins on Wednesday. They took him from a coach who Oregon followers have fairly robust emotions about, as properly.

The Geese landed 4-star linebacker Gavin Nix on Tuesday morning, flipping him from Mario Cristobal and the Miami Hurricanes. Nix, who performs at IMG Academy, is rated by 247Sports because the No. 231 participant within the 2025 class, and the No. 24 linebacker.

Nix has been excessive on Oregon’s recruiting board all through this cycle, and whereas he dedicated to the Hurricanes again in July of this 12 months, the Geese stayed on him and continued to press in his recruitment.

Now, on the eve of the early signing interval, Nix determined to formally flip his dedication and head throughout the nation to Eugene.

It is a large dedication for the Geese as a result of it comes at a place that was wanting comparatively mild on this cycle. Oregon had one linebacker commit within the class — 4-star Nasir Wyatt — however the Mater Dei star is extra of an out of doors linebacker or EDGE participant, whereas Nix is a standard inside backer.

Wednesday ought to be an eventful one in Eugene, because the Geese look to signal one other top-five-ranked class and hopefully decide up a couple of different flips alongside the best way.