A few write-ups about Coach Kelly and the first practice

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A few articles about the first practice

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Today was Chip Kelly's debut as Oregon's head football coach, and although most of this first spring practice looked much like any other from past seasons, there was one key difference that showed just how the new head ball coach plans to improve on last season's Holiday bowl team: Tempo........

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Practice began at 8:30am, but at 8:00 the defense was already inside the building working on defensive alignments. By 8:20 the whole team was on the field doing position work. The level of energy being put out by the coaches and players was high and the Mo Center was echoing like an indoor swimming pool. Three new faces were with the coaching staff, Jerry Azzinaro (DL), Scott Frost (WR) and Peter Sirmon(GA). In addition, a familiar face was back in a different capacity. Mike Bellotti took the field as the QB coach, and will continue to do so through the spring........