Oregon quarterback race remains contested following tight spring

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EUGENE, Ore. — Coming into Oregon’s spring season, most assumed that the 15 practices would come and go with FCS transfer quarterback Dakota Prukop as the Ducks’ far and away best option.

The result still might be the same, but the distance between Prukop and second-place Travis Jonsen appears to be much tighter than anticipated. In the Ducks’ spring game, neither had the chance to really show off their feet (though both assured reporters after the game that their feet are just fine) and Jonsen showed a bit more big-play potential than Prukop, though that was likely more due to play calling than anything else.

But 15 practices in April are just that — 15 practices that come three months before the Ducks return to campus for fall camp, meaning that what Prukop and Jonsen do over the next 90 days will be far more important than anything anyone saw during two hours on a recent Saturday.

“I think they both know our expectations and what we expect from here on out,” offensive coordinator Matt Lubick said. “They’re both self-starters. They both want to get better. We’re setting some …

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