There was a calm before the storm at Oregon’s 13th spring practice on Thursday morning.
With the sun shining in Eugene once again, the Ducks took practice outside to get their last prep in before the annual spring game takes place on Saturday afternoon in Autzen Stadium.
While players were jumping around and getting after it, there was a lack of intensity that has been seen so far this spring. No cracking of pads, no coaches yelling over the loudspeaker, and a sense that the real show is going to come in a matter of 48 hours.
We saw a few notable players return to the field after missing Tuesday’s practice, and a couple of notable absences as well. Here are our takeaways from the morning’s action: