Oregon transfers are landing in some eyebrow-raising destinations

Edge rusher Blake Purchase joined Pete Golding's squad in Oxford. A Duck for a minute, true freshman quarterback Bryson Beaver is trending to Georgia.

As college football embraces coast-to-coast chaos, it's illuminating to see where former Ducks are landing as they seek new opportunities in free agency run amuck. Over 6,700 Division I players have entered the portal, and more than 8000 from all levels of the sport.

In that insane market, former Duck players have wound up in prime locations:

Tionne Gray Notre Dame

Dakoda Fields Oklahoma

Jahlil Florence Missouri

Sione Laulea Missouri

Daylen Austin Arizona

Jayden Limar Washington

Jay Harris Kansas State

Ashton Porter Houston

Kingston Lopa Cal

Cooper Perry Cal

Kamar Mothudi trips to NC State and Cal

Jurrion Dickey Memphis

Kade Caton USF

Justius Lowe San Diego State

Kyler Kasper Brigham Young

Makhi Hughes Houston

Add: Blake Purchase to Ole Miss, Bryson Beaver to Georgia.

It's staggering to think that guys who couldn't start at Oregon, in some cases even make the two-deep, are commanding NIL deals in the tens of thousands and some cases hundreds of thousands of dollars at SEC schools, bluebloods and playoff contenders.

It's musical chairs to a Death Metal beat

This is the last day to enter the portal at most schools-- players from Indiana and Miami get an extension. Once in the portal, a player can remain there until he lands a new deal, but about 40 percent of them have to go down a division or find themselves out of football. A lot of lawyers/unscrupulous would-be agents are selling clients a pipe dream.

Oregon hasn't remained quiet in the portal. They've taken prime advantage adding quarterback Dylan Raiola, No. 1 safety Koi Perich, receiver Iverson Hooks, a 6-5, 310 offensive tackle Michael Bennett IV, plus a kicker, a punter and a long snapper. Safety Carl Williams IV from Baylor, adds depth to the back end.

They're still pursuing some prime targets, including No. 1 left tackle Jordan Seaton from Colorado. Visiting currently is Ohio State cornerback Aaron Scott, 6-1, 195, a former four-star from Springfield, Ohio, the No. 5 cornerback and No. 51 recruit in 2024.

Nearly 7,000 athletes in the portal, and there's only one Jordan Seaton.

The portal is an 8.1 magnitude earthquake to the foundations of college football, one that will require shrewd evaluations and strategy from head coaches and general managers. Indiana's Curt Cignetti dropped the traditional model with a hard right to the chin, taking a team of veteran players with two- and three-star ratings all the way to the national championship.

Suddenly everybody values experience over star ratings. The portal is officially nuts and NIL is the craziest free market in history, Gold Rush fervor with $50 shovels. Many coaches don't what to do with high school recruiting; gone are the days you could develop people and build a roster. Few schools will have depth anymore.

Dan Lanning talked often this season about "There's strength in numbers." In the current environment numbers and role players on a roster are a flat spin through a jet wash. Thirty players gone in one week. Finding fits and a decent supporting cast is patient work, followed by the need of instilling culture and discipline.

There's just one portal window now. That only added to the frenzy. Injury luck will play a bigger role in the playoff chase than it ever has, adding to the parity and volatility.