The Oregonian · Apr 19, 2018
Mario Cristobal gives preview of Oregon Ducks' spring game format
Head coach Mario Cristobal at the Oregon Ducks scrimmage at Franklin High School in Southeast Portland on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Sean Meagher/StaffFor the first time in quite a while, Oregon's spring game could have a different look.
In past seasons, the Ducks have played football. Or, to borrow a phrase from former coach Mark Helfrich, they played a game that "closely resembled American football."
But Helfrich is gone. So is his successor, Willie Taggart.
And for the first spring game under new head coach Mario Cristobal, so too is a lot of Oregon's depth.
Because of various injuries in the two-deep, the Ducks didn't hold their customary player draft this week prior to the spring game.
