Football Practice Recap: Oct. 11
10/11/23 | Football, @GoDucksMoseley
Oregon is preparing for a top-10 showdown Saturday at Washington (12:30 p.m., ABC).
If the conditions Saturday in Seattle are wet, the Oregon football team will be ready, after the Ducks held a practice in rainy conditions Wednesday in full pads.
The UO football team is preparing for a matchup of top-10 teams at Washington on Saturday. The game will kick off at 12:30 p.m., with ABC providing the telecast.
After practice Wednesday, local media met with UO coach Dan Lanning and four players: WR Troy Franklin, OL Jackson Powers-Johnson, DB Evan Williams and LB Bryce Boettcher. Video of those interviews is embedded below.
Some highlights from coach Lanning …
On the test the UO defense is anticipating Saturday: "You want to figure out how good you are, you have to go against great teams. And this is obviously a really good offensive team. There's gonna be some highs and lows in this game, but our ability to play well is going to have a big impact on that."
On challenges presented by the UW defense: "They're just really disruptive and they run to the ball. They run a lot of games up front, that we need to be able to pick up. And they're really aggressive."
On Oregon's focus in practice leading up to the game: "It really hasn't changed since the off week, since the work week. – our one percent. Where are those marginal gains that show up? Are we continuing to play better ball week each week?"
