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Rebuilding Oregon's secondary begins with basics: Oregon rundown

EUGENE -- Even Oregon's secondary isn't immune to watching the Ducks' much-discussed quarterback battle during spring practices.

Among Oregon's defensive backs in the first two weeks of spring practices, at least one commonality emerged: Rather than focusing on their assignment, the DBs often were caught "peeking" into the backfield, watching the post-snap mannerisms of the five quarterbacks competing for the starting job.

It's why secondary coach John Neal's goal for the unit this week is as much about focus as football.

"Quit looking at the quarterback," he said. "Quit looking to see where the ball is than where you're supposed to be.