Summit’s Blackmon chooses Oregon over USC, UCLA

The several-year long courtship of Devon Blackmon came to an end Wednesday night on ESPN when the Summit High School senior receiver announced his verbal commitment to Oregon during the Under Armour All-American game. After Blackmon, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound four-star recruit, hauled in a 58-yard pass for the first touchdown of the all-star game in St. Petersburg, Fla., he pulled on a green Oregon cap during a sideline interview, choosing the Ducks over USC and UCLA.

“When I went there for my trip it felt like a family,” Blackmon told ESPN. “I knew (Oregon receivers coach) Scott Frost would take care of me.”

Blackmon, who received too many scholarship offers to count beginning with a blazing summer on the camp circuit after his sophomore year, was also considering Florida, Alabama, Cal and Miami entering his final high school season. The only official recruiting trip for Rivals.com’s No. 6 athlete in the country was a Nov. 5 visit to Eugene, Ore.

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