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Could former UW 4-star WR Germie Bernard be in play for Ducks after release?

zachary neel
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Another tough blow was handed to the Washington Huskies this week when the NCAA reportedly ruled that 4-star WR Germie Bernard, who signed his National Letter of Intent with UW, would be granted a release from his NLI according to a report published recently by 247 Sports.

Bernard, a 6-foot-2 WR from Liberty High in Nevada, is ranked as the No. 33 receiver in the 2022 recruiting class, and the No. 220 player overall. He had been committed to Washington, and even after head coach Jimmy Lake was fired, stayed committed with the knowledge that Huskies’ wide receiver coach Junior Adams would be retained by the team under new HC Kalen DeBoer.

That has since changed, though, with Adams now being hired as the new WR coach and co-offensive coordinator by the Oregon Ducks in the past week. Now, Bernard has requested and reportedly been granted a release from his NLI. His recruiting is back open, and according to 247 Sports’ Crystal Ball, it’s forecasted that he will end up with the Michigan State Spartans, who made a big push for him before the early signing period.

While the Ducks offered the young WR, they have never been a major player for Bernard. However, the fact that they now are home to the coach that brought him to Washington can’t be overlooked. Junior Adams is said to be a great recruiter and he obviously has sway with Bernard, seeing as the 4-star recruit was willing to stay committed to Washington as long as Adams was still going to be there.

As we’ve seen Dan Lanning fill out his coaching staff at Oregon, many of the new guys are said to be strong recruiters with ties on the west coast. So if Bernard is to make a decision over the next couple of weeks, and the lead recruiter that brought him to Washington is now just a couple of hundred miles south at a similar school, might he consider a flip to the Ducks?

It’s certainly something to watch over the coming days.

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