Oregon passes USC for Pac-12 football's top recruiting class

Oregon added a pair of bluechip defensive line commitments this week - A'mauri Washington (Arizona) and Blake Purchase (Colorado)

For months, Oregon's battle for a fifth straight Pac-12 football recruiting crown has led to a direct fight with Lincoln Riley's USC Trojans.

And during most of that time the Trojans have held a firm grip on the conference crown.

That changed this week, as Oregon added a pair of bluechip defensive line commitments - A'mauri Washington (Arizona) and Blake Purchase (Colorado) - bumping the Ducks to a No. 13 national ranking, just ahead of USC.

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