Oregon Flips Ohio State 2016 QB but Lose Texas QB Seth Green to Minnesota

Written by Ryan Wright

Twitter: @HogManInLA

Perhaps the conspiracy theories about Seth Green’s transfer from East Ridge High School in Minnesota to Allen High School in Texas can be put to rest now. On Sunday, the Ducks landed two highly regarded recruits in quarterback Tristen Wallace and wide receiver Eddie McDoom but lost long-time commitment Seth Green in the process.

Wallace fell in love with the Buckeyes back in March committing to Ohio State on March 28. The Buckeyes saw the talent in Wallace under center before he was able to truly showcase his abilities. During his junior season Wallace was limited to four games. Still, in four games the true dual-threat had 628 yards passing off 40 completions with six touchdowns and 556 yards rushing off 55 carries with eight scores. During his senior season, the 6’3”, 228 pound, athlete passed for 2,188 yards with 12 touchdowns against eight picks but also ran for 1,401 yards with 17 more scores.

The Buckeyes hosted Wallace on an official on Oct. 17 but the trip evidentially did more to harm than good with Wallace taking an official to UCLA on Dec. 11 and Oregon on Dec. 13. Wallace committed while on his visit to Eugene ending ties with Ohio State. Wallace also had offers from Louisville, Mississippi State, Texas, Texas Tech, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Indiana, and Baylor among others.

McDoom had a breakout junior season pulling in 47 passes for 854 yards with 15 touchdowns. During his senior season, West Orange High School posted a 12-2 record making it to the fourth round of the Florida high school football playoffs before falling 35-14 to Osceola. His top schools reportedly were Michigan, Oregon, Kentucky, and Notre Dame. The Winter Garden, Florida area talent had an unofficial visit to Kentucky on Oct. 3 and made an official to Michigan on Dec. 11. Other schools to offer McDoom included Alabama, Texas, South Carolina, Ohio State, Illinois, Clemson, Florida, and Boston College among others.

Wallace heading to Eugene outwardly appears to be the pivot point in Seth Green returning to Minnesota. The 6’4”, 216 pound, dual-threat made a lot of noise when he transferred schools in the offseason. His father reportedly had a job transfer, the underlying reason for moving to Texas but some Minnesota fans thought otherwise. Green committed to Oregon in October of 2014. On Dec. 5, he officially visited Minnesota before committing on Dec. 13.

Green passed for 1,481 yards with 19 touchdowns against seven picks and had 865 yards rushing along with 10 touchdowns on the ground off 99 carries during his senior campaign. Allen High School ended their remarkable undefeated streak in the Texas state championship game losing 23-17 to Westlake after posting a 14-1 season. Green had big shoes to fill coming in behind Texas high school football legend Kyler Murray, a part-time starter for Texas A&M in 2015. Murray went three seasons with Allen without losing a game winning three state championships. Green did play against DeSoto in the second round of the playoffs winning 41-40.

Oregon now has 19 verbal commitments to their 2016 recruiting class. The class is highlighted by 4-star recruits RB Vavae Malepeai, DE Bryson Young, LB Lamar Winston, SS Brady Breeze, LB Darrian Franklin, CB Jared Mayden, and WR Dillon Mitchell.

2016 Oregon Ducks Verbal Commitment List

CB Jared Mayden 6’0”, 190 lbs, Sachse HS, Sachse, Texas

SS Brady Breeze, 6’0”, 185 lbs, Central Catholic HS, Portland, Oregon

SS Troy Dye, 6’3”, 210 lbs, Norco HS, Norco, California

LB Darrian Franklin, 6’1”, 210 lbs, Downey HS, Downey, California

LB LaMar Winston, 6’4”, 200 lbs, Central Catholic HS, Portland, Oregon

DE Hunter Kampmoyer, 6’4”, 240 lbs, Bishop HS, Bishop, California

DE Bryson Young, 6’5”, 220 lbs, Buchanan HS, Clovis, California

OG Jacob Capra, 6’5”, 265 lbs, Placer HS, Auburn, California

OG Samuel Poutasi, 6’4”, 295 lbs, Desert Pines, Las Vegas, NV

OT Logan Bathke, 6’5”, 260 lbs, Lutheran HS, Orange, California

TE Cameron McCormick, 6’5”, 230 lbs, Summit HS, Bend, Oregon

RB Vavae Malepeai, 6’0”, 195 lbs, Mililani HS, Mililani, Hawaii

WR Eddie McDoom, 5’11”, 170 lbs, West Orange HS, Winter Garden, FL

WR Dillon Mitchell, 6’0”, 191 lbs, White Station HS, Memphis, Tennessee

QB Justin Herbert, 6’6”, 215 lbs, Sheldon HS, Eugene, Oregon

QB Tristen Wallace, 6’3”, 228 lbs, DeSoto HS, DeSoto, TX

QB Terry Wilson, 6’3”, 190 lbs, Del City HS, Del City, Oklahoma

 

Decommitments

WR Theo Howard, 6’0”, 170 lbs, Westlake HS, Thousand Oaks, California

CB Troy Warner, 6’0”, 185 lbs, Mission Hills HS, San Marcos, California – BYU

QB Seth Green, 6’4”, 216 lbs, Allen HS, Allen, Texas

 

Photo credit: maxpreps.com; No. 5 Tristen Wallace.