Published Jul 10, 2024
QUAAAACK: Oregon lands commitment from four-star OG Alai Kalaniuvalu
Ryan Young  •  DuckSportsAuthority
Pac-12 Pubisher

Oregon is riding a wave of recruiting momentum like no other program at the moment with four four-star and two five-star commits in the last two weeks.

On Wednesday, it was four-star offensive guard Alai Kalaniuvalu, out of Bishop Gorman HS in Las Vegas, making his Ducks commitment announcement.

He took official visits to USC, Utah and Michigan before wrapping up with Oregon last month, and the Ducks were able to close the deal with the highly-coveted interior lineman who ranks as the No. 4 OG and No. 129 overall national prospect.

Oregon, meanwhile, is third in the Rivals recruiting rankings with its 16 commits, trailing only Ohio State and Alabama.

"The culture of the team, you already know they got something going on," Kalaniuvalu told Duck Sports Authority last month. "They had a really successful season this past season, just really putting Oregon back on the chart. And just hanging out with the players and coach [A'lique] Terry, I was able to just understand their work ethic and understand where I could fit into the Oregon program."

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Kalaniuvalu is the Ducks' third offensive line commit, joining fellow four-star Ziyare Addison and three-star Demetri Manning.

Kalaniuvalu noted that Oregon's Jackson Powers-Johnson winning the Rimington Trophy as the best center in college football caught his attention.

"Obviously, I want to get the Rimington award if I end up playing center in college, just to be the best player I can, and obviously they've shown they could coach up their players to do so," he said.

As for that recent run of momentum for the program, it started on June 28 when five-star running back Jordon Davison and four-star defensive tackle Josiah Sharma committed, followed a day later by four-star cornerback Dorian Brew and four-star tight end DaSaahn Brame and last week five-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore.

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