The impressions from the first open practice of spring ball at Oregon State, coming after 1 week of work, won't be as meaningful as those from the spring game in 2 weeks, but they do form an important point of reference. How much the team progresses over the next 2 weeks can only be assessed relative to today.
The issue most fans are most interested in is the competition at quarterback, even though its anticipated that Coach Gary Andersen intends to go with transfer Darell Garretson, and nothing that happened today indicated otherwise.
The first thought that struck me was how small Garretson looks on the field.