The Oregon football team held its second major scrimmage of this year's preseason camp Saturday, working out inside Autzen Stadium in the afternoon.
Following the scrimmage, head coach Dan Lanning met with local media. Video of that interview is embedded below.
A week after the defense won the day in the first preseason scrimmage, the UO offense evened things out Saturday, Lanning said. The Ducks will now have a day off Sunday before resuming preseason camp Monday, when practices move to the morning.
2025 Oregon Football practice at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon on August 16, 2025 (Eric Evans Photography)
Some highlights from coach Lanning …
On his initial impressions prior to reviewing film of the scrimmage: "Good work today, probably the exact opposite of the last scrimmage. Offense had a really positive day, ran the ball well. Started off this scrimmage with a 13-play drive, and we were able to cap that off with a score. So, really positive day by them. We protected the ball — we didn't throw any interceptions today, which is a big positive. On the other end, defense made him go the long, hard way. They didn't create a ton of explosive plays, but they were able to move the ball with some success. Overall, really good back and forth and good scrimmage."
On the mentality of the team in the scrimmages so far: "I thought we had good energy throughout the day, really, back and forth for both sides. But yeah, it's important, right? It's our closest thing to a game-like type atmosphere for us as we go into the season."
On what he wants to see as camp passes the midway point: "I told the guys today, don't worry about Montana State yet. I'll tell you when it's time to worry about Montana State, when it's time to worry about game one. We've still got a lot to fix for us. You know, we've got to go evaluate what just happened in this scrimmage. And then from that, decide where we need to improve and adjust as needed. But the intensity in my mind should be the same."