Dorian Thompson-Robinson

Bishop Gorman QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson

(Courtesy of Dorian Thompson-Robinson)

Rivals four-star quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, the nation's No. 2 dual-threat signal-caller in the 2018 class, is used to waiting.

Stuck behind Gatorade National Player of the Year and Ohio State commit Tate Martell, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound quarterback is anxious to finally be handed the reins at the national powerhouse program next season.

He has also been patient with Oregon.

After scheduling an unofficial visit last summer, Thompson-Robinson quickly switched gears when Colson Yankoff announced his commitment.

Back in the 2018 market for a quarterback, new Oregon coach Willie Taggart has marked Thompson-Robinson as his guy, extending an offer last week.

"With the new coaching staff, Coach Taggart and stuff, I'm pretty comfortable with Oregon," he said. "I talked to (a former Oregon player) and he kind of got me in touch with Coach Taggart. It took about a week or two, and he offered me on the spot, so that was pretty cool."

Adding to the intrigue of the conversation was a discussion of how the future offense will run.

"He emphasized rebuilding that program and wanting a guy that can do that with him," Thompson-Robinson said. "He thinks I can be that guy. He calls the plays for that offense, so that'll be a good situation."

The Bishop Gorman product has an unofficial top seven of Florida, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Oregon, UNLV and UCLA, and plans to visit each of those in the coming months.

"I'm going to try to visit them between now and June," he said. "Four of those schools I'll visit with my tight end [four-star prospect Brevin Jordan], and if we really like those then we'll try to go to a college together."

Oregon is in the market for quarterbacks, and Thompson-Robinson appears to be the top choice in the 2018 recruiting cycle.

-- Andrew Nemec

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