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Call it the Willie Taggart Effect.

As recently as two weeks ago, McNeal was to "bring ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ back to life."

Sunday, he announced on Twitter that he'd be flipping his commitment to the Oregon Ducks.

Im officially committed to the University of . Time to put in work , class of 2017!! Win the day ��� life.

— Real Deal Mcneal (@DarrianMcNeal1)

So what happened?

Well, last week Taggart was hired from South Florida to replace Mark Helfrich as Oregon's head coach, and one of Taggart's first orders of business was to offer McNeal a scholarship. McNeal, from Armwood High School in Seffner, Florida, had verbally committed to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ back in July, picking the UA over, amongst others, USF. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ beat out Taggart the first time around, but couldn't stave him off with the resources and prestige that comes with coaching at Oregon.

Just last week, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ safeties coach Jahmile Addae was in Florida (one of his recruiting areas) for a multi-day visit checking in with McNeal, and receivers coach Tony Dews  joined him. Addae was McNeal's lead recruiter. 

McNeal was on track to enroll early at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ in time for spring drills, and was planning on rooming with four-star quarterback commit Braxton Burmeister.

With his departure, the Wildcats are down to 24 commitments in the 2017 class. There are three receivers left in the class: Warren Jackson,ÌýBrian Casteel ²¹²Ô»åÌýDrew Dixon, the Sabino product who's listed as an "athlete" but expected to play at receiver in college. 

Jackson is another recruit to keep an eye on, as he's been receiving heavy interest from Washington State and plans to take visits elsewhere, too.

McNeal is listed at 5-10 and 175 pounds, and is best known for his speed. has him rated the No. 79 receiver in the South and No. 30 in Florida.