<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=24on5V_0uuCZCCC00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=24on5V_0uuCZCCC00" width="1182" height="619" >EUGENE, Ore. — <a href="https://247sports.com/college/oregon/">Oregon</a> coach <a href="https://247sports.com/Coach/dan-lanning-3823/">Dan Lanning</a> liked a lot of what he saw in the first scrimmage of fall camp, but plenty remains to be cleaned up too. According to Lanning, Saturday's scrimmage inside Autzen Stadium, which was closed to media, was played evenly between the offense and defense, and featured much of what he was hoping to see."Good competitive scrimmage. Good physicality," Lanning said in his post-scrimmage opening remarks. "We had guys out there tackling and running to the ball, blocking hard. All of that showed up." Lanning added that operational improvements would be needed going forward, highlighting pre-snap penalties, shift motions and the pace with which the team was able to get lined up."Plenty to work on, but saw a slight improvement of where we want to be. Definitely places for us to improve going forward," he said. Lanning chose not to get into many details from the scrimmage, including standout performances. He was mostly pleased with the center to quarterback exchange. There was only one turnover forced. <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/noah-whittington-46079387/">Noah Whittington</a> participated. The offense didn't create many explosive plays. Some "critical kicks" were made, and others were missed. Red zone work resulted in wins for both sides. "There were highs and lows for both sides of the ball," Oregon's coach said. "I thought the offense did a much better job on third down overall in comparison to the defense and having some success there."What was he most pleased with?"Just the competitive toughness. The guys competed from the minute it started to the minute it finished. They wanted to win every single rep and did a pretty good job of getting to the next play," he said. Lanning did credit quarterback <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/dillon-gabriel-46046633/">Dillon Gabriel</a> and his confidence playing within the scheme. "I think he's operating in the system. He understands what we want to be able to accomplish and he's getting more and more comfortable as we go," he said.These aren't the instances in which Lanning is most talkative or forthcoming. With only a few more Saturdays left until the debut with <a href="https://247sports.com/college/idaho/">Idaho</a>, his focus is on getting better. "I walk away from these things thinking of all the things we've got to improve and work on. That's where my mindset is at right now," he explained. "We've got to go watch the film here ASAP, get a write-up on where we need to go as a team on every side of the ball, and figure out where we're at and what we need to attack moving on to this next week."I certainly have a vision [for this team]. I don't know if we're there yet. We have talent and some ability, we've got improve."Oregon will have Sunday off before resuming practice on Monday. Next week will again conclude with a Saturday scrimmage inside Autzen. </div></body>

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Oregon's first fall scrimmage features good competition and physicality, per Dan Lanning

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon coach Dan Lanning liked a lot of what he saw in the first scrimmage of fall camp, but plenty remains to be cleaned up too. According to Lanning, Saturday's scrimmage inside Autzen Stadium, which was closed to media, was played evenly between the offense and defense, and featured much of what he was hoping to see.