Josh Conerly Jr., who started 41 games for Oregon, wasn’t just ‘another’ OL for the team. Earning All-American honors last year, Conerly played 965 snaps and allowed just one sack throughout the Big 10 winning season of Oregon. But after Conerly was drafted as the 29th overall pick in the third round, that same quality wasn’t easy to replace. But Dan Lanning already had a plan in place for bringing future NFL prodigy Isaiah World from Nevada. While that move has already happened, and World is ready to go against Montana State on August 30. There was still a time when World’s enrollment seemed a far-fetched idea after a $2 million offer.

Ever since the floodgates of the NIL market opened in 2021, paired with the transfer portal, the demands and the valuation of the recruits have been ever-

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