So it became news on Thursday afternoon when Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning officially confirmed that there would still be a traditional spring game in Eugene.

But according to Oregon football coach Dan Lanning, Oregon fans will always have an opportunity to watch the Ducks inside Autzen Stadium on a sunny day in late April as long as he is the coach in Eugene.

As long as Dan Lanning is at Oregon the Ducks will play real football during their spring game. While the growing trend nationally has been for teams to abandon spring games in favor of traditional practices or fan-centric events,

Games have been a hot topic of discussion in college football to start 2025. Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule got fans talking a lot about them in February when he elected to cancel Nebraska's annual Spring Game in April.