KENJON BARNER remembers the time during his freshman year at Oregon when Chip Kelly, then the Ducks' offensive coordinator, paid a surprise visit to one of his classes.
What he remembers most about it is that, well, he wasn't there. He blew off that class, as he did many of his classes his first year in Eugene. He was back in his dorm sleeping.
"My freshman year I was a complete mess-up," admitted the Eagles running back. "I got myself together later on, but early on, I was a mess-up.
"That morning, I got a call from my academic adviser asking me if I was in class.