I AM LEAVING: Oregon ducks QB Dillon Gabriel accept a deal of $85 million to leave… See More…
Few college football players are as well-traveled as new Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel. Gabriel arrives in Eugene after three seasons at UCF and two more at Oklahoma thanks to the wacky transfer portal rules.
Had Gabriel stayed at Oklahoma, there’s no guarantee he would have started over Jackson Arnold but in Oregon he is assured the starting job.
Gabriel will also have an absolutely loaded offense led by three more transfers. Wide receivers Tez Arnold, Traeshon Holden and Evan Stewart are all newcomers to the Ducks and will need to get on the same page as Gabriel.
With Gabriel’s new home, he has a real shot to replace Bo Nix in the starting lineup and put up record-breaking stats.
Gabriel should be firmly in the mix to win the Heisman in 2024 and if he can do all that, teams are going to have to figure out if Gabriel can overcome his size issues and be the next Kyler Murray or Russell Wilson.
EUGENE, Ore. — Dillon Gabriel wasn’t supposed to be here. Not under a silvery sky in the same No. 8 uniform worn by one of his idols.
Not dapping up his new head coach in Ducks green prior to his first appearance in Autzen Stadium in Oregon’s spring game in late April. Not the presumptive starter for a College Football Playoff contender. No, he wasn’t supposed to be anywhere near Eugene. That wasn’t the initial plan or one ever envisioned.
