– The Opening took place at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon last week. Top recruits from all over the country trekked to Oregon to compete against each other. Now, the Ducks are seeing the benefits.

Oregon received verbal commitments from two four-star recruits at The Opening on Thursday. LaMar Winston, a linebacker from Portland’s Central Catholic High School, and the top recruit in Oregon, committed to the Ducks along with Jared Mayden, a defensive back from Sachse, Texas.

Register-Guard columinst Austin Meek wrote a story about Winston’s Central Catholic defensive teammate, Brady Breeze, who competed in The Opening and is also committed to Oregon.

On Monday, five-star defensive tackle Rashard Lawrence from Neville High School in Monroe, Louisiana, who visited The Opening, announced on Twitter he’s visiting Oregon’s campus, according to 247sports.

– Last week, Bovada released odds for teams to reach next season’s College Football Playoff. Reigning National Champion Ohio State has the highest odds to return to the playoffs next year. Oregon, at 3/1 odds, was 12th on the list of 15 teams.

– Oregon women’s basketball released its 2016 schedule on Friday.

– Dan Olson of Collegiate Girls Basketball Report talked with Emerald reporter Jonathan Hawthorne about the Ducks’ basketball team’s recruiting efforts from last season.

– Three Oregon athletes were rewarded with post-graduate scholarships by the Pac-12 Conference on Friday. Track and field’s Lauren Crockett and Tanguy Pepiot, along with volleyball’s Shellsy Ashen, were three of 47 Pac-12 student athletes that received $3,000 scholarships from the conference.

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