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Football Practice Report: Dec. 14

Venue: Moshofsky Center
Format: Helmets and shorts

Fully three weeks had passed since Oregon's regular-season finale by the time the Ducks returned to practice Friday afternoon.

For freshman offensive lineman Penei Sewell, however, it had been more than two months — two months and one day, to be precise — since he'd donned a jersey and helmet with the Ducks. It was understandable, then, to see Sewell dancing along to the song "Pick It Up," by Famous Dex, as the UO football team went through pre-practice warmups Friday.

"Being out there playing the sport I love, I'm just thankful," Sewell said after the workout, Oregon's first formal practice for its Redbox Bowl appearance against Michigan State on Dec.