[Tuck4Bama]

CORVALLIS -- Has Oregon State recruiting gone national?

Only if you count long-distance phone calls.

Brandon Hughes, who developed into an all-Pacific-10 Conference cornerback, found his way from Bloomington, Ill., to Corvallis when the late Jim Gilstrap, a former assistant coach, got a tip from a contact in the Midwest.

A phone call out of the blue was also the catalyst in the Beavers' pursuit last year of running back James Rodgers of Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg, Texas.

Diamonds in the rough - OregonLive.com