According to Oregon football head coach Mark helfrich, week one of practices went well. After reviewing film, Helfrich highlighted quarterback Jeff Lockie among other positions. But week two started in a “sluggish” manner.
“We tried to do an extra tempo setter to get Easter gravy out of our system,” Helfrich said. “Once we did that it was good. But we got off to a little bit of a sluggish start, and that can’t happen.”
Right now, the Oregon football team is focusing on “installation” until practice 10 of spring camp.
“That’s the biggest thing right now, especially for the young guys,” Helfrich said. “They kind of get something, check it off their list, and it might come back up two practices later and they might forget. That’s the mental toughness you have to get through.”
Redshirt senior Tyler Johnstone has stood out to Helfrich through the Winter and Spring, both from his eyes and ears.
“Tyler has been awesome,” Helfrich said. “He’s one of our most vocal guys and really was, other than Hroniss (Grasu), one of the best leaders on the offensive line before he had the nick. It’s never hard to hear Tyler out there.”
Vernon Adams Jr. is on campus, Helfrich confirmed, but as an unsigned player he can’t practice or anything like that.
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