We got a taste of Oregon football earlier this month, as the Ducks held their first two spring practices of the year before going on spring break. The spring season resumed on Tuesday, though, with the Ducks getting back on the field and ramping things up as we hurdle towards the annual Spring Game on April 26.
During that break, a handful of Ducks joined the fold, including Ole Miss transfer defensive back Jadon Canady, as well as 4-star CB Brandon Finney, and 4-star RB Dierre Hill. After Oregon's practice, media members got to chat with head coach Dan Lanning, as well as linebacker Bryce Boettcher and center Iapani Laloulu. They broke down the team's progression during the spring, the new faces in the locker room, and what they hope to see from players going forward.
Here are some of the top quotes from Lanning's press conference on Tuesday morning.
Opening Statement
Dan Lanning: A good day today, coming back from spring break, you know, I think this is one of those practices you always want to figure out where guys are at over the break, you know. And we took some good steps forward, but there's a lot of a lot of room for us to improve as a team right now. We got a lot of talent, not a lot of experience. We've talked about that, but I'm excited about the direction of our guys. They want to get better. They want to improve, but that's what these practices are for.
Leadership from Bryce Boettcher
Question: Leadership is not something that's new to Bryce, but how have you kind of seen him step up as maybe the elder statesman of that defense now?
DL: This is not really new to him, right? I still want to hear his voice out there at practice even more and more. It's always showing up as a player, right? But that's not, that's not something that's new to Bryce, so I have high ...
