At the end of the highly anticipated National Signing Day, there was one top notch recruit that not be claimed. Highly sought after & explosive player RB DeAnthony Thomas made a life changing decision on Wednesday, regarding his future & football career.
The Crenshaw High School phenom known as "The Mamba" has been watched by many for the past few years, with his dynamic play carrying the Crenshaw High Cougars to a state championship a season ago and helping Crenshaw return to a city championship this past season. Anthony made a verbally commitment to USC, but in a strange turn of events, decided to take Oregon up on an offer to visit their campus to speak with head coach Chip Kelly & staff this past weekend.
Thomas has decided to become an Oregon Duck, as he made his announcement at his High School in front of family, friends, coaches & teammates. He broke down crying stating that he has so many friends going over to USC, it was a hard decision, but ultimately he had to do what was best for him.
This was definitely a huge blow to the USC recruiting class, despite their great day signing many A-1 recruits.
Under the new PAC-12 scheduling, USC wont play Oregon every year, so the huge question remains, has Oregon become the powerhouse that USC once was?
Time will reveal the answer, for DeAnthony Thomas the journey for The Mamba has just begun. This is going to be one exciting season for PAC-12 football, Oregon, and the Ducks fans.
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