Isaac Slade-Matautia Transferring to SMU

One of Oregon's top linebackers in recent years is heading to Dallas.

Max Torres | Jul 6, 2021

Former Oregon linebacker Isaac Slade-Matautia is transferring to SMU.

He announced his decision on Instagram.

The former Oregon linebacker entered the transfer portal on June 25 and quickly found a new home.

Slade-Matautia will rejoin former Oregon Defensive Coordinator Jim Leavitt, who holds the same position for the Mustangs. SMU went 7-3 in 2020 and finished fifth in the American Athletic Conference.

The Mustangs return leading tackler Delano Robinson, who started all 10 games last season and wracked up 77 tackles, to go along with his three sacks and six tackles for loss. Sonny Dykes' squad ranked fifth in total defense, allowing 422.2 yards of offense per game.

Slade-Matautia should be immediately eligible for the 2021 season seeing that this is his first transfer. He will likely be a plug-and-play starter for the Mustangs, a team that isn't known as a traditional recruiting powerhouse.

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Published Jul 6, 2021

MAX TORRES

Max Torres is the publisher and lead editor of Ducks Digest. He's covered the Oregon football and recruiting beats for four years. He's based out of Long Beach, CA and travels around Southern California and the country covering top high school football prospects.