Every football coach wants his team at near full health at all times, but especially before the actual season begins.
According to Oregon head coach Dan Lanning, the Ducks are nearly there with the more questionable players being running back Noah Whittington and corner Jahlil Florence.
Whittington suffered a leg injury during the Colorado game and hasn’t been able to play since. But Lanning says the running back is good to go as fall camp begins. Adding depth to the tailback position will only bolster the Duck backfield and Whittington showed he was up to the task before the injury.
He was averaging nearly eight yards per carry after a very successful 2022 season where he gained almost 800 yards.
Dan Lanning says that Noah Whittington is expected to be fully healthy this fall. Jahlil Florence, he said, is still working back to full health. Sounds like he’s close.
— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) July 29, 2024
As for Florence, he’s not quite ready for fall camp like Whittington is, but he should be available in the near future after having surgery in the off-season due to an injury.
Oregon’s secondary should be as strong as it has been in quite some time and the Ducks hope Florence can participate in drills and eventually in the actual games sooner rather than later. He had 27 tackles and one interception last season.
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