Yes, my wife and I will drive the three hour up I-5 to Eugene and the three hour trip back for what is really a glorified scrimmage. But where are you going to find college football in April? Then there will be four long months to the first game a game against Stanford on September 2. Go Ducks!
EUGENE, Food for Lane County will be among the beneficiaries when the University of Oregon kicks off its annual football Spring Game beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday in Autzen Stadium.
For the third year in a row Oregon's athletic department is requesting a donation of three non-perishable food items as admission from everyone who attends Saturday's Spring Game, with all proceeds to be used to restock the Lane County food bank.
The Ducks will be divided into two equal teams for the intrasquad scrimmage. Dennis Dixon will quarterback the Green team led by defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti, while Brady Leaf will be under center for the White team coached by offensive coordinator Gary Crowton.
The first half will consist of two 15-minute quarters under normal game-type conditions while a running clock will be imposed for the final two quarters.
Kickoffs will occur to begin each half while the two teams will punt in the first half only.
Parking for the scrimmage also will be free of charge, with Entries 2 (Martin Luther King Blvd.) and 5 (Leo Harris Parkway) into the Autzen Stadium east parking
lot to open at 11 a.m. Access into the stadium will be allowed at 1 p.m.
Oregon,s final football workout of the spring will be televised live statewide by Comcast 14 and will replayed at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. In addition, the Comcast 14 telecast will be available live on the internet on the athletic department's official website, www.GoDucks.com, through its subscription service O-Zone. The Spring Game also will broadcast on the radio live by KUGN (590 AM) in Eugene, KXL (750 AM) in Portland and KZZR (1230 AM) in Burns.
As part of the day's activities, the Oregon Duck Shop in the northwest corner of the Moshofsky Center will offer a series of specials in conjunction with the Spring Game, including a large clearance rack with 30 percent discount on selected merchandise, a Spring Game t-shirt as well as a special embroidered "Oregon Football" hat.
