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Gilbert Tongrongou Ready to Announce College Commitment

A big Ducks target in the trenches is ready to reveal where he will play his college football.

Max Torres

Oregon defensive end target Gilbert Tongrongou from Woodbridge, Va. is ready to make his college commitment. 

He tweeted about being ready to make the call Saturday, and our Dylan Reubenking confirmed that news. 

Tongrongou tells Ducks Digest that he will make his decision from a final three of Boston College, Virginia Tech and Oregon. The 6-foot-4, 255-pound recruit was busy on the recruiting trail in June, taking trips to Virginia, Virginia Tech, Boston College and Oregon. 

The trip to Eugene sounds like it was significant in his recruitment, as he got to spend time with Mario Cristobal, a coach he had high praise for. 

"He's down-to-earth, and he's a coach that you can actually talk to and not just a guy who will pressure you into committing," he said of Cristobal. 

The staff offered him in April and he told Ducks Digest that he has had almost daily contact with the staff since receiving the offer. 

It's worth noting that Boston College has been recruiting very well this summer and jumped four spots in our latest team rankings from SI All-American, moving from No. 12 to No. 8.

Virginia Tech isn't a recruiting power, but shouldn't be discounted since the Hokies were able to get him on campus for a visit and are one of two major in-state programs. 

The Ducks have two commits along the defensive end in Sir Mells and Gracen Halton. 

Tongrongou will announce his commitment at 9 a.m. PST. on Sunday along with Oregon targets Kelvin Banks and JT Tuimoloau, who are also announcing their college commitments on what's shaping up to be a very busy Sunday. 

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Max Torres
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.

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