Oregon and second-year coach Dan Lanning landed one of the top quarterback recruits in the class of 2024 on Saturday by receiving a commitment from touted prospect Michael Van Buren.
Van Buren, a rising senior at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Md., chose to play for Oregon and Lanning over finalists Penn State and Maryland, according to ESPN. The 6’0’’, 190-pound QB’s announcement comes less than a week after he bumped his commitment date up from July 8 to May 20 following a visit to Oregon in April.
“What stood out to me most would probably be just how bought-in everybody is and how together everyone is,” Van Buren told ESPN regarding his decision. “The team is very close. Everybody treats everybody like family and the people in the building, they all have great energy and everybody there really wants people to succeed and they’re going to do everything they can to make sure that happens.”
