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Ducks open spring drills

The Columbian
Published: April 2, 2012, 5:00pm

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Ducks have opened spring practice without an audience and a couple of familiar faces from last year’s Rose Bowl-winning team. But their speed is still there.

Oregon coach Chip Kelly says he was pleased with the tempo of the first of 15 practices this month.

This is the first year that Oregon has closed drills to supporters, as well as the media. While some fans weren’t happy with the new decree, Kelly said recently that spring drills didn’t draw that many onlookers, anyway.

Also different this year was the absence of running back LaMichael James and quarterback Darron Thomas, who decided to skip their senior seasons and make the leap to the NFL.

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