Santa Monica College wide receiver Malik Condiff has finally found the next stop in his college football adventure. Condiff, a 2014 recruit with exceptional speed initially accepted a preferred walk-on spot and enrolled with USC out of High School, despite garnering a scholarship offer from Washington State and others.
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After joining USC in January of 2014 and enrolling as a part-time student, Condiff decided to he wanted to pursue other opportunities, opting to take some part-time classes at Santa Monica College in May. Condiff has now made a final decision where his next stop will be, accepting a preferred walk-on spot with Oregon.
When asked about the preferred walk-on status, Condiff responded, "Just until fall camp, I'll be on scholarship by then I'm sure. I'll be running track as well. Everything is in place for me to transfer over for June, so I can get there early."
Checking in on what he focuses on in track, Malik said "The 100m and possibly hurdles. My trainer trains Adoree Jackson, so he has been on me to run track. For the 100m my best time is 10.68."
Due to only enrolling in classes part-time, Condiff believes that he still has not started his eligibility clock and will have 5 years to play 4.
"I decided it was best to just come to Oregon and not use any of my eligibility at Juco, I want all 4 years to play there."
The 5-foot-11, 182-pound receiver was drawn to Oregon by a number of factors, including one major talent from his hometown area.
"I come from the same area as De'Anthony Thomas. He's like a hero in our city. I just want a change of pace to get out of LA. I'm a speed type guy, so I'm sure I can find somewhere to fit in the offense, and the academics aren't too shabby as well."
Eugene would definitely provide a change of pace, and Malik has speed to spare, having been electronically timed at a personal best of 4.38 in the 40. Academics are not a concern for Condiff as he was a full qualifier out of high school.
Current Duck player Paris Bostick, a former player at Santa Monica College, also played a role in getting the coaches in contact with Condiff. Bostick clued the coaches in on Condiff's interest in the Oregon program and started communications between the two parties.
Malik will unofficially visit campus with a few of his family members on December 5th, and had the following message for Oregon fans:
"I've very excited to get down to visit campus and the coaches, and excited for the opportunity to compete to be the best. It's been a long road for me, so I'm pretty much ready to make an impact now."