With Marcus Mariota playing limited action and De’Anthony Thomas out of action, the spring game offered a chance for backups to take center stage. Jake Rodrigues and Jeff Lockie alternated leading drives down the field and after each stalled on their first few drives, both eventually found their grooves.

Lockie matched Mariota’s 13 completions in the first half, averaging ten yards per completion, none prettier than his 49 yard bomb to Bralon Addison. Addison caught the ball in single coverage at the 15, made one move and walked into the endzone for the longest play of the day.

Marshall looked very strong on the ground, racking up a game-high 60 rushing yards on just six carriers. The presumed backup to Thomas had a long of 26 yards and ran north-south on every carry.

While the final score didn’t look good for the defense, the green squad had some notable performances, too. Christian French was all over the place, recording five tackles and a sack in the first quarter alone, but with the first team offense largely facing the second team defense, the white team racked up 52 points in the first half capped off by a 48 yard field goal — yes, a field goal — by Alejandro Maldonado.

Among those finding the endzone was walk-on Jordan Thompson who had five carries for 36 yards and a score in the first half. Former Marist High product Jeff Bedbury had a touchdown catch, though he was so wide-open on the play that it looked like a blown assignment for the defense. Lane Rosebury added a touchdown as well late in the third quarter.

Even the special teams unit got everybody involved. Maldonado handled kickoffs and the first few PATs, but then Eric Solis and Hayden Crook took over extra point duties, with Solis going 3-3 and Crook going 2-3. Dylan Ausherman made his Duck debut punting and was nothing if not consistent, averaging 41.2 yards a kick, though none of his punts pinned the white team inside the 20.