Venue: Autzen Stadium
Format: Scrimmage
The give-and-take, good news/bad news nature of big plays in practice was on display from the very first snap of Oregon football's scrimmage Saturday afternoon.
Running back CJ Verdell, who endured an injury shortened 2020 after back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, took the first snap of the scrimmage to the house in Autzen Stadium. The UO offensive line did its job up front, Verdell juked a defender and then he turned on the jets.
"All he had to do was make the safety miss; everybody else was blocked," UO running backs coach Jim Mastro said.