The good, the bad, the ugly: Oregon lands four-star recruit Budda Baker

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GOOD

– Four-star safety Bishard “Budda” Baker announced via twitter his commitment to play for Oregon football next season:

Baker joins four-star cornerback recruit Arrion Springs as highly touted secondary recruits to commit to the Ducks. Earlier on Friday, Springs foreshadowed the good news coming Oregon’s way:

And this, 20 minutes before Baker’s announcement on twitter:

Baker is the seventh four-star commit for next season, and the Bellevue High School running back/defensive back may play offense next year for the Ducks.

– Oregon baseball is ranked sixth in the first preseason poll for the 2014 season. The Ducks ended 2013 with a loss in the Regional Final to Rice and are returning several key players, including preseason third team All-America selection Cole Irvin. Oregon also boasts the sixth best recruiting class, headlined by catcher Alex Jackson and lefty pitcher Matt Krook. The Ducks host top ranked Cal State Fullerton from February 28 to March 2, their first home series of the season. Other Pac-12 schools ranked in the top 40 are No. 4 Oregon State, defending College World Series Champions No. 15 UCLA, No. 22 Arizona State, No. 24 Arizona and No. 26 Stanford.

– Oregon women’s basketball clobbered Southern University 130-90 Wednesday night, extending their winning streak to five games. The Ducks will look to continue their hot play Friday night at home against Cal Poly. The Mustangs  (6-5) are led by 6-foot-5 senior center Molly Schlemmer, who’s averaging 17.1 points and 10.9 rebounds per game while shooting a team-best 53.1 percent from the field. Oregon (7-2) will lean on freshman record setter Chrishae Rowe and sophomore Jillian Alleyne, who’s averaging a double double per game with 20.3 points and 13.6 rebounds. The Ducks have one more non-conference game before beginning Pac-12 play at Stanford January 3.

BAD

– Just as the Oregon men’s basketball team got Ben Carter and Dominic Artis back from suspensions, A.J. Lapray and Brian Crow may both miss time due to injuries. Head coach Dana Altman said he would “see how they handle practice,” but that Crow is “out for a while.” Lapray is a true freshman from Salem’s Sprague High School and has appeared in two games this season. Crow is a junior walk-on who formerly played at Sonoma State and has seen action in five contests. Oregon (10-0) plays BYU (8-4) Saturday night at Matthew Knight Arena.

UGLY

– The Washington Huskies football program is investigating possible NCAA violations against assistant coach Tosh Lupoi, who allegedly paid for a recruit’s online classes and tutoring. Former Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian hired Lupoi in 2012 and could add Lupio to his staff at USC, but now that is also in question in lieu of the allegations.

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