Finally, it all adds up: Vernon Adams is an Oregon Duck.
At the tail end of a day filled with rumors and anticipation, the Eastern Washington transfer completed a math test he needed to pass for eligibility at Oregon.
And, alas, he passed.
After so much hype since he announced his transfer to Oregon in February, Adams can now finally join the quarterback competition to replace Marcus Mariota.
“It’s a relief,” Adams told The Eugene (Ore.) Register Guard. “Man, it feels awesome. It feels great to earn my degree. I’m the first one in my family to earn a degree. I can’t wait to start competing at quarterback on a great team.”
Oregon officially announced Adams’ addition on their Twitter page Thursday night, noting that he will wear No. 3.
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For months, Ducks fans have wondered whether Adams would even be eligible to play. After Adams announced plans to leave EWU after graduation, it was discovered that the quarterback had yet to pass a necessary math class. But Adams took a summer class in Eugene, and now he’s with the team, ready to compete with redshirt junior Jeff Lockie.
Even though the 5-foot-11-inch Adams likely trails Lockie in the quarterback competition at the moment — Lockie has the advantage of practicing with the team, along with a few years of experience with the playbook — Adams, a Pasadena, California, native, is still expected to eventually win the job.
Adams passed for more than 10,000 yards — including 4,994 yards and 55 touchdowns as a sophomore — in three seasons starting at EWU, a member of the Big Sky Conference. He burst onto the national scene in a 2013 upset of Oregon State, when he passed for 411 yards and four touchdowns. EWU nearly beat Washington last fall, as Adams threw for seven touchdowns in the game.
Oregon opens its season on Sept. 5 in Eugene against — you guessed it — Eastern Washington.
Pac-12, DirecTV progress
The Pac-12 Networks and DirecTV have been squabbling since the conference-run television channels debuted in 2012.
The impasse might now, well, pass.
According to The Salt Lake Tribune, informal discussions between the conference and DirecTV have reopened. The conference is hoping to reach an agreement by Sept. 3, when football season kicks off. If they can agree, DirecTV would offer Pac-12 Networks to its 20 million subscribers. Credit AT&T for the thawed relations. Last month, DirecTV and AT&T — a friend of the Pac-12 — announced a merger that brought hope that a deal, at some point, could be met.
Commissioner Larry Scott expressed optimism last month but said he didn’t have a timetable for when a deal might be struck.
Roster moves
Another famous rapper’s son is in the news as it relates to the Pac-12.
Friday, UCLA announced that Cordell Broadus has left the team. Broadus, a freshman receiver, is the son of Snoop Dogg.
“Cordell informed me yesterday that he has decided to pursue other passions in his life — in particular his love of film through his company, Film School Productions,” UCLA coach Jim Mora said in a statement. “Cordell is an amazing young man with many talents, and we wish him nothing but the best as he continues to pursue his degree at UCLA.”
Broadus isn’t the only son of a rapper in Bruin blue: Justin Combs, the son of P. Diddy, is a redshirt junior cornerback on Mora’s team. Diddy made news last month after reports said he got into a fight with a UCLA assistant in the team’s on-campus facility.
More? Last week, Washington dismissed sophomore cornerback Naijiel Hale because of a disciplinary matter. Hale, a one-time Arizona commit, is the son of the late Nate Dogg.
