That's a frankly uninformed post.
He had a 1:42.6 at altitude in 2024, and qualified for the Kenyan Olympic team at their trials, behind Wanyoni 1:41.7 and Kinyamal 1:42.5
In his first year in the NCAA, he ran 2:20 for the 1000 at BU in Dec 2024, and 1:15 to win the 600 at Big 10 indoors.
This is all fast running that would have even an Oregon recruiter patting himself on the back.
In outdoor NCAAs, he got though semis injured in the 1:45 you mention, but pulled his hamstring in the final and limped home DFL in 1:52. Lots of guys wouldn't have finished.
Far from a bust. Oregon is not immune to critique for failing to capitalize on their recruit.