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Photo: Andy McNamara
Venue: Outdoor practice fields
Format: Full pads
UO coach Mark Helfrich set a physical tone Monday, the start of Oregon’s second week of spring practice. The first period of the day was 10 minutes of 11-on-11 reps, there were two different full-contact drills later in practice, and the session ended with four snaps of “live” football in which defenders were allowed to tackle to the ground.
The tackling wasn’t always sure, but the defenders finished strong. On the series of plays to close practice, the ones got the first rep, and linebacker Johnny Ragin III broke into the backfield to force a fumble.