EUGENE, Ore. — Let’s go back to December for just a moment.



It was at the end of Mario Cristobal’s news conference announcing the early signees in the Ducks’ 2019 class. For a coach ushering in what was best class in Oregon history, that Wednesday news conference was about as good as it gets.



The Ducks had landed five-star defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, one of the nation’s top-five prospects and the highest-rated recruit in school history. They had landed the No. 4 corner in the 2019 class in Mykael Wright. They had the top JUCO player in lineman Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu. They signed their top-rated linebacker recruit ever in Mase Funa. The list went on.



But before Cristobal wrapped things up inside the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex, he remembered something.



“The truth of the matter, I should mention, we’re not done,” Cristobal said. “We’re still always looking for guys to add to the 2019...