By Travis Rooke-Ley, Thursday May 8th
Ducks Rising: The Inside Look
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Spring Practice Takeaways + Roster
With spring practice in the books, we’ve gathered a bunch of team information over the last couple weeks so here goes by position.
QB: I fully expect Dante Moore will be the guy come August 30th, but Austin Novosad can win games as our starter. I think our depth is up there with anyone in the country when you consider the room as a whole. With Dante specifically, expect a bit more variance when it comes to his performance relative to Nix and Gabriel. I think you will see him hit throws that we haven’t seen an Oregon QB do in a long time, and they’ll also probably be a few growing pains in terms of pocket presence and putting the ball in harm's way. I think Luke Moga has made some really nice strides, becoming more of a quarterback than an athlete back there. Looking forward to fall camp and giving Coach Stein another chunk of time to help these guys develop.
RB: Love the depth here. We almost lost Noah to the portal, and convinced him that the opportunity here beats start opportunities elsewhere. Big win there as having a true three-headed monster at RB is something we haven’t had in a bit. I think Hughes and Whittington are known commodities at this point, but Dink Riggs is going to be a good player soon. His run skills have come up a lot in conversations and I think he will become a popular name amongst duck fans soon enough.
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