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By Joanna

Northwest’s Chris Harper signed with Oregon this morning, so yes, he’s a Duck.

I just talked to him (at 11:15 a.m.) and he wasn’t quacking, but he was excited that he’d signed. He’d spoken to Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti right before we chatted and said that Bellotti was excited about the signing. Harper also spoke to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Chip Kelly.

Actually, he said he talked to them both 3-4 times already this morning, just trying to clear some things up with the signing. “They said they’re ready for me to get there,” Harper said.

He added that he never considered graduating early, a la East’s Arthur Brown who’s been at Miami since mid-January. Playing basketball is too important to Harper.

But he did say he’s looking forward to wearing the green and yellow unis of the Ducks. They’ve got so many combinations of different styles that they never have to wear the same thing two straight games.

For a fashion-forward looking guy like Harper, that’s cool.

Don’t think he’s a fashion guy? Let me take you back to our preseason photo with the Browns, Harper, Jaydan Bird and Blaize Foltz. Harper talked at length about how he was going to tailor his jersey to fit him better.

I didn’t make this up. He laughed when I reminded him.

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