EUGENE, Ore. — By 6:15 each morning the past two weeks, Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost and quarterback Vernon Adams were together in the Ducks’ football facility, undertaking a crash course in Oregon’s offensive system.
Apparently Adams passed.
On Friday, when he was listed atop the Ducks’ depth chart, it wasn’t exactly unexpected. Since he decided last winter to graduate early from Eastern Washington and transfer to Oregon, it has seemed a foregone conclusion that he would start. The Ducks think — they hope — he might star.
A couple of days ago Frost teased Adams, telling him, “You must be a lot better at learning football than you are at math.