Oregon Football - 2026 Transfer Portal

[GDuck]

LB Kamar Mothudi In the portal. This is surprising - seems like there is plenty of opportunity at LB.

[Everythingsducky]

LB Kamar Mothudi In the portal. This is surprising - seems like there is plenty of opportunity at LB.

So far he is behind Mixon, Jackson and Williams. Pretty simple math.

[GDuck]

LB Kamar Mothudi In the portal. This is surprising - seems like there is plenty of opportunity at LB.

So far he is behind Mixon, Jackson and Williams. Pretty simple math.

That’s nothing with our injury history and how we want to rotate defenders. Plus he’s only a RS Freshman - many more years to go.

Jackson hopefully is able to come out of his shell next year (know he’s had family health distractions).

[StevensTechU]

What don’t you like about him? He tries to be Mahomes? He was a 5 star recruit and seems like a fighter and competitive guy.

He creates most of his sacks. Holds the ball far, far too long while looking for the big play and he won't fix it in one off-season, so I would give us a 0% chance of winning a national championship in 2026 if that's who we're going with.

[GDuck]

What don’t you like about him? He tries to be Mahomes? He was a 5 star recruit and seems like a fighter and competitive guy.

He creates most of his sacks. Holds the ball far, far too long while looking for the big play and he won't fix it in one off-season, so I would give us a 0% chance of winning a national championship in 2026 if that's who we're going with.

Why can’t he fix it in one offseason - especially if he gets good coaching? Seems pretty presumptuous.

[StevensTechU]

What don’t you like about him? He tries to be Mahomes? He was a 5 star recruit and seems like a fighter and competitive guy.

He creates most of his sacks. Holds the ball far, far too long while looking for the big play and he won't fix it in one off-season, so I would give us a 0% chance of winning a national championship in 2026 if that's who we're going with.

Why can’t he fix it in one offseason - especially if he gets good coaching? Seems pretty presumptuous.

Isn't all scouting presumptuous? Should we just pick a name out of a hat because there's no certain means of knowing what the future holds?

[OregonFan4Life]

What don’t you like about him? He tries to be Mahomes? He was a 5 star recruit and seems like a fighter and competitive guy.

He creates most of his sacks. Holds the ball far, far too long while looking for the big play and he won't fix it in one off-season, so I would give us a 0% chance of winning a national championship in 2026 if that's who we're going with.

Why can’t he fix it in one offseason - especially if he gets good coaching? Seems pretty presumptuous.

Could he? Sure, but that seems more like a hope than a sure thing especially when we don’t have an OC and QB coach currently.


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[GDuck]

What don’t you like about him? He tries to be Mahomes? He was a 5 star recruit and seems like a fighter and competitive guy.

He creates most of his sacks. Holds the ball far, far too long while looking for the big play and he won't fix it in one off-season, so I would give us a 0% chance of winning a national championship in 2026 if that's who we're going with.

Why can’t he fix it in one offseason - especially if he gets good coaching? Seems pretty presumptuous.

Isn't all scouting presumptuous? Should we just pick a name out of a hat because there's no certain means of knowing what the future holds?

Huh? Sorry, not following picking a name out of a hat?

I think there is some potential with him based on what I’ve seen. I’ve also seen players improve over an offseason. There were plenty of scouts that thought he was good, was a 5 star recruit, and has some family pedigree. I’d take him on Oregon in a second.

[StevensTechU]

And maybe you'd be right. The statement "Seems pretty presumptuous" is slightly ridiculous given this is a conversation about projecting how good someone will be in the future.

Here are my observations, and how I arrive at my presumptuous take.. Raiola has been groomed as a quarterback from a football family most of his life. He has received among the best coaching at every level. He has two seasons as a starter in college under his belt. Watching his performance in 2025 was far from impressive, as it seemed like he misunderstood how to run an offense, frequently holding onto the ball for far too long and taking sacks that put his offense in a losing position. He has habits he needs to break, and a lot to learn about the position and football generally. He's the anti-Fernando Mendoza, if you will. Now that we're in an era where you spend millions on a quarterback and increasing put all your eggs in one basket, going with Raiola seems little more than a prayer.

If he wants to take a small check and sit behind a guy who is presently better, that sounds great.

[greenyellow]

For all that is holy, please not Raiola

Saw an interview a couple day ago, saying his family wants him at UO. Rumor is he would even be willing to backup Moore for a year, but don’t know how true that is or not n

Seems more than rumor as a couple national recruiting guys are reporting that.

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[GDuck]

And maybe you'd be right. The statement "Seems pretty presumptuous" is slightly ridiculous given this is a conversation about projecting how good someone will be in the future.

Here are my observations, and how I arrive at my presumptuous take.. Raiola has been groomed as a quarterback from a football family most of his life. He has received among the best coaching at every level. He has two seasons as a starter in college under his belt. Watching his performance in 2025 was far from impressive, as it seemed like he misunderstood how to run an offense, frequently holding onto the ball for far too long and taking sacks that put his offense in a losing position. He has habits he needs to break, and a lot to learn about the position and football generally. He's the anti-Fernando Mendoza, if you will. Now that we're in an era where you spend millions on a quarterback and increasing put all your eggs in one basket, going with Raiola seems little more than a prayer.

If he wants to take a small check and sit behind a guy who is presently better, that sounds great.

Thanks for your thoughts around your opinion. Every player including Moore has bad habits they need to break. I stand by my statement that it is presumptuous saying Raiola can’t learn to better avoid taking big losses in one offseason with new coaches and atmosphere.

[squintsdd]

From a numbers standpoint Raiola wasn't bad. He only played 9 games before getting hurt, but he threw fewer interceptions than Moore, had the 5th best passer rating in the B1G, and had a slightly better completion percentage than Moore.

The negatives: he took 27 sacks, which could be a result of holding the ball to long, or having a bad offensive line that was terrible when it came to pass blocking. The answer is likely in the middle, but the O-line was pretty bad. From the little bit I've seen is that he not much of a runner, but he can scramble, which can also lead to more sacks.

Honestly, I wouldn't mind if Oregon picked him up, especially if he played behind Moore for a season.

[dthomas=ddixon]

LB Kamar Mothudi In the portal. This is surprising - seems like there is plenty of opportunity at LB.

Bummer. I was excited about him when he signed.

[QuackininBama]

It was on my Facebook feed, then Facebook refreshed and I lost it, but has anyone else seen the rumors that Sadiq is considering returning?

[Booger20]

It was on my Facebook feed, then Facebook refreshed and I lost it, but has anyone else seen the rumors that Sadiq is considering returning?

https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sp ... 115223007/