In the void between Signing Day and spring practice, what passes for news is a paltry soup of one culled potato and meatless rumor. Clowney might come and then he doesn't. DAT is on the run from the Bloods and the Crips, who supposedly don't know their way up I-5. Kenjon, Dior and LaMichael are Ducks on the fast track.
Not much to report or comment on, but that's great news when you consider the alternative. Here are some headlines from last year, and this month around the country. Think of it as a pop quiz, and identify which are which:
"Quarterback Implicated in Laptop Theft, May Be Kicked Off the Team."
"Georgia Running Back Suspended Indefinitely"
"Backup Quarterback Transfers to Miami"
"Defensive End Permanently Ineligible"
"Coach suspends 3 players indefinitely"
"Star Halfback Jailed after Altercation with Coed"
It's too early to preview spring practice, and too obsessive to break down next year's schedule, but for the next few weeks, be glad there isn't much Duck news. Because this time of year, most of the way to make headlines are untrustworthy. They involve losing a coach or an implosion on the roster. They are dominated by bad news involving girls, guns or grades, players shipping out in a huff over the depth chart or coaches exiting for more money.
A week ago Rob Moseley drove by the practice fields on the way to an assignment at the women's basketball game and he saw the kickers, holders and snappers working out.
That's enough news for now. Spring practice convenes in about 48 days, and the spring game a month after that. Until then, enjoy the quiet as coaches and players weather storms around the country. Enjoy the fact the Ducks have an intact roster and a staff that stayed home.
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