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Oregon Football Fall Camp Notes Day #2

A team period heavy on run plays featured a couple nice Kani Benoit runs, and a couple Armstead stops at the line.

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - Monday’s first practice of preseason camp was quite clearly, in small but obvious ways, a first practice of preseason camp.

Conversely, Tuesday’s second practice could easily have been one from late August, or mid-October, or December – from the sidelines, it seemed that intense.

Oregon Football 2014 Preview: Receivers inexperienced; TE Spot Returns 3

The receiver group was bolstered this summer by the arrival of JC transfer Zac Schuller and freshman Charles Nelson, two smaller, speedy weapons.

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - Unless and until Bralon Addison proves he’s good to go following a spring injury, the Ducks’ top returning receiver is senior wideout Keanon Lowe.

The Portland, Ore. native caught 18 passes for 233 yards and three touchdowns in 2013.

Oregon Football 2014 Preview: Ducks Return Talented, Experienced Linebackers

The wild card here is Johnny Ragin III, who is in line to redshirt after transferring from Cal.

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - The Ducks return a pool of talented, experienced linebackers, and that despite weathering some attrition this offseason.

Derrick Malone is the headliner after leading the team with 105 tackles last season, and middle linebacker Rodney Hardrick is Oregon’s third-leading returning tackler after 65 in 2013.

Oregon 2014 Football Season Preview: Running Backs

The other backs on the depth chart with extensive game experience are Kenny Bassett and Ayele Forde.

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - In junior Byron Marshall and sophomore Thomas Tyner, the Ducks boast what NFL.com calls the best running back tandem in the Pac-12 entering the 2014 season.

Marshall was Oregon’s leading rusher in 2013 with 1,038 yards, despite missing most of the final two regular-season games due to injury.

Three Oregon Players Among Rimington, Mackey Award Nominees

Also Tuesday, junior Pharaoh Brown and sophomore Johnny Mundt were named to the preseason watch list for the John Mackey Award.

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - Senior center Hroniss Grasu and two young tight ends were the latest Ducks named to preseason awards watch lists, as announced Tuesday.

Grasu was previously announced in May as a member of the watch list for the Rimington Trophy, which again released its list of preseason nominees Tuesday. Grasu was a finalist last season for the award, which goes to the nation’s best center.