In the world of college football, the first day of spring football feels like the first day of school in many senses. You get to see the new kids in town, whether they came from the high school level or from elsewhere in the country via the transfer portal. You also get to see all of your old friends, checking out their new clothes (or new numbers) and looking to see what type of growth spurts they went through while you were away.
Then you get to see all of your favorite teachers once again, and some potential new teachers — A’lique Terry, Mike Cavanaugh, Chris Hampton, etc. — who came to school while you were away.
It’s an exciting time, and there was a ton of energy present when the Oregon Ducks took the field at the Hatfield Downlin-Complex on a brisk Thursday morning in Eugene.
The structure of practice was similar to what we’ve seen in the past; an open stretching period to start things off, followed by special teams drills, ball security drills, and then individual work. Here are some of the notable takeaways from the first day of practice.