EUGENE -- The Oregon Ducks enter spring football practices this week facing myriad questions and coach Willie Taggart doesn't expect to get all the answers after just 15 practices.
But if Taggart, hired in December to succeed the fired Mark Helfrich, has a couple main priorities for the month ahead, it's this: Which Ducks will last, and lead?
In the aftermath of a 4-8 season, a lack of leadership and desire were commonly cited by players and coaches as twin root causes for Oregon's worst record since 1991. The Ducks chose to clean house among the staffers inside UO's Hatfield-Dowlin Complex, but nearly every player eligible has returned, and Taggart said he wants to see more pride when UO opens spring practice Wednesday at 9:30 a.