The Oregon Ducks have a new head coach and a new direction on the recruiting trail under former co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Mario Cristobal.

And he's made it perfectly clear that he wants to beef up Oregon's linemen.

Thus far in the class of 2018, Cristobal has focused his efforts primarily along the offensive line.

It shows.

Oregon's four offensive line commits all stand at least 6-foot-5 and weigh no less than 300 pounds.

It appears that focus also applies to the defensive line, where the Ducks have added junior college defensive tackle Mohamed Diallo (6-4, 320) and prep defensive end Malcolm Lamar (6-5, 250).

Furthering that aim, Oregon extended an offer to 6-foot-5, 295-pound U.S. Army All-American defensive tackle Tyler Manoa on Sunday evening, and he was quite pleased with the opportunity:

Late Sunday night, Manoa also confirmed that he is looking to schedule a January official visit to Eugene.

That's big for Oregon, as Manoa's ideal frame has drawn heavy interest from the majority of the Pac-12 Conference and beyond, including offers from Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA and others.

The Mountain View, California native is rated a 247Sports four-star prospect and the nation's No. 303 talent overall.

One good aspect of Oregon's Las Vegas Bowl bid was that the cancellation of a major recruiting weekend (December 15-17) also enabled the Ducks to schedule official visits seemingly at will over the next six weeks.

Expect the Ducks to make a new push for several key West Coast prospects.

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