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Will Oregon Ducks Flip 2025 4-Star Tight End, Michigan Wolverines Commit?

Oregon Ducks football is trying to keep up the recruiting game by targeting a four-star tight end in the 2025 class. Andrew Olesh is committed to the Michigan Wolverines, but Oregon coach Dan Lanning is hoping to flip the prospect.

Kaleb Henry

Southern Lehigh tight end Andrew Olesh is a four-star prospect in the class of 2025. He's committed to Michigan but other teams are hoping to convince him to flip.
Southern Lehigh tight end Andrew Olesh is a four-star prospect in the class of 2025. He's committed to Michigan but other teams are hoping to convince him to flip. / @xdistrict11x on Instagram
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The Oregon Ducks really want to add a tight end to the 2025 recruiting class.

Coach Dan Lanning and company have struck out so far, losing one battle to a Big 12 school and another to an SEC school via flip. Now, the Ducks are hoping to do their own flipping.

Over the weekend, Oregon made an offer to four-star tight end Andrew Olesh. The 6-5, 215 pounder out of Pennsylvania confirmed the offer on his Instagram with a picture of the Oregon Duck.

"Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Oregon 🦆 #scoducks #32," Olesh's caption read.

Oregon tight ends coach Drew Mehringer works with players during practice with the Ducks Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Hat
Oregon tight ends coach Drew Mehringer works with players during practice with the Ducks Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex in Eugene, Ore. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK

Unfortunately for Oregon fans, Olesh has been committed to the Michigan Wolverines since early July. Not only that, but Oregon wasn't in his top eight before his decision. Those eight were Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Missouri, Michigan, Ole Miss, Penn State, and Pittsburgh.

At that time, though, Oregon didn't necessarily need Olesh on the board. The Ducks had picked up a commitment from four-star Da'Saahn Brame out of Kansas at the end of June. That lasted less than a month before Brame flipped to Tennessee.

Another Kansas prospect, five-star Linkon Cure had Oregon as one of his finalists. Ultimately, Cure elected to stay close to home with the Kansas State Wildcats.

Now, Lanning is wanting to find a way to flip Olesh and get his tight end coach Drew Mehringer someone new to work with in 2025 and beyond.

At the moment, Oregon has a top-tier tight end in Terrrance Ferguson. Next up, Patrick Herbert has proved to be more than serviceable. But those guys are both gone after this upcoming season. The experience begins to drop off and any new addition could potentially see the field quicly.

The underclassmen tight ends are Kenyon Sadiq (SO), A.J. Pugliano (FR), and Roger Saleapaga (FR). Sadiq caught five passes for 24 yards and a touchdown last season, while Pugliano and Saleapaga were both three-star prospects a year ago.

There would certainly be room for Olesh, should he decide to make the flip from maize and blue to green and yellow. Lanning could use his talent's in Eugene, and taking a skilled recruit away from a now conference foe would be icing on the cake for the team in Eugene.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans.He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team.

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