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Football Practice Recap: Oct. 18
10/18/23 | Football, @GoDucksMoseley
The Ducks are preparing to host Washington State on Saturday (12:30 p.m., ABC).
The Oregon football team was in full pads on its outdoor practice fields for the second day in a row Wednesday, when preparations continued for Saturday's visit to Autzen Stadium by Washington State.
Following practice, head coach Dan Lanning met with local reporters, as did four players — offensive lineman Steven Jones, outside linebacker Mase Funa, defensive back Steve Stephens IV and defensive back Trikweze Bridges. Video of those interviews is embedded below.
Some highlights from coach Lanning …
On playing back at home this week: "There's nothing like playing in front of our crowd here in Autzen, and our fans are unbelievable. I know our players love playing in that stadium, so we embrace every single chance we get."
On the team's intensity coming back from a loss: "I'd say the passion and intensity was a little too much yesterday. And we've got to level that out because there's a rule of diminishing returns to where, when you have so much juice you can't focus on the job at hand. And today that was much better — now, there was definitely intensity out there on the field, but it's leveling that out."
On defending the offense of WSU coordinator Ben Arbuckle: "They create a lot of explosive plays. This really mirrors a lot of what Texas Tech has done in the past. He came from Western Kentucky. He keeps a lot of the things that they did really well last year, as far as system, and they've added some new wrinkles."
Following practice, head coach Dan Lanning met with local reporters, as did four players — offensive lineman Steven Jones, outside linebacker Mase Funa, defensive back Steve Stephens IV and defensive back Trikweze Bridges. Video of those interviews is embedded below.
Some highlights from coach Lanning …
On playing back at home this week: "There's nothing like playing in front of our crowd here in Autzen, and our fans are unbelievable. I know our players love playing in that stadium, so we embrace every single chance we get."
On the team's intensity coming back from a loss: "I'd say the passion and intensity was a little too much yesterday. And we've got to level that out because there's a rule of diminishing returns to where, when you have so much juice you can't focus on the job at hand. And today that was much better — now, there was definitely intensity out there on the field, but it's leveling that out."
On defending the offense of WSU coordinator Ben Arbuckle: "They create a lot of explosive plays. This really mirrors a lot of what Texas Tech has done in the past. He came from Western Kentucky. He keeps a lot of the things that they did really well last year, as far as system, and they've added some new wrinkles."
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