Oregon Football: Quarterback Morgan Mahalak To Transfer From Ducks

Morgan Mahalak, once thought as the Starter behind Marcus Mariota has decided to transfer from the University of Oregon.

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The Oregon Ducks will have an extra scholarship to fill on Wednesday. Quarterback Morgan Mahalak announced he will transfer from the University of Oregon on Tuesday night. Mahalak never played a single snap for the Oregon Ducks, but was a big key in preparing the team for opponents by running the scout team, a role that is equally as important and has been pointed out by Head Coach Mark Helfrich. Mahalak. He was the 5th ranked dual threat quarterback from the 2014 Recruiting Class and has ties to former California Quarterback Jared Goff. Mahalak was his backup in high school..

With the logjam that Oregon has at the Quarterback position, albeit a good problem to have in certain circumstances Mahalak unfortunately was behind others who were looking to get onto the field and also to be the ‘guy’ to replace Marcus Mariota on the field. With National Signing Day on Wednesday, Mahalak did Oregon a favor in a way as the Ducks now have an additional scholarship to play with for the Class of 2016.

Oregon has decided to go with another one-year transfer for Starting Quarterback with Dakota Prukop already in classes and ready to go for Spring Practice. Mahalak would likely have not been much of a factor to see the field in 2016.

National Signing Day is Wednesday, February 3rd.