I hope Vernon Adams is enjoying his summer vacation, whatever of it he has between boning up on Mark Helfrich’s playbook and mentally readying himself for FBS, power conference football. Remember these days, Vernon Adams, these easy, long, carefree days before you ever donned an Oregon uniform. Because whatever happens next, it’s permanent.
Adams doesn’t need me to be the 24,601st person to tell him he has enormous shoes to fill, as I’m sure the context clues Eugene provides for him does that well enough. The graduate transfer from FCS Eastern Washington knows full well he is following a modern legend in Marcus Mariota, a talent who was more to his fans than his Heisman Trophy, Fiesta Bowl victory, Rose Bowl win and a national championship game berth.