The Oregon Duck football program was in need of some good news, and they got it late Thursday evening when three-star running back CJ Verdell announced his intentions to be an Oregon Duck.





The running back from Mater Dei high school in Southern California made an unofficial visit to Oregon last weekend for the spring game and almost made a commitment right then and there.

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"I was really close to committing while I was there. I thought about it a couple of times," Verdell said earlier this week. "But I decided to come home and talk to my family about it a little more so we'll see what happens."

See what happens was committing to the Ducks and becoming Oregon's second known verbal commitment.

Along with a scholarship offer from Oregon, Verdell had been offered by Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Oregon State, Utah, Vanderbilt, and Washington State.

As a junior in 2015, Verdell rushed for 2,135 yards and 28 touchdowns while adding 15 catches for 278 yards and five more touchdowns.