Oregon fans get peek at Prukop during spring game

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon quarterback Dakota Prukop had two main goals this spring in Eugene. The graduate transfer from Montana State wanted to build relationships and control the offense.

After the spring game Saturday, Prukop said he’d accomplished both.

Prukop made his first Autzen Stadium appearance as a Duck, giving fans a glimpse of how the quarterback competition is shaping up now that fellow graduate transfer Vernon Adams has moved on. Prukop started for the Mighty Oregon side, while redshirt freshman Travis Jonsen started for the Webfoots.

Prukop finished the first half with a 32-yard touchdown pass to true freshman receiver Dillon Mitchell, pulling Mighty Oregon ahead 7-7 at the break. He added another 31-yard scoring pass to Mitchell in the fourth quarter and completed 20 of 29 passes for 190 yards.

Now it’s time to find a new goal.

“I spent a lot of my focus with the offensive line and with the team in general, but we didn’t have a lot of time to spend one-on-one with the receivers,” he said.

Last season with the Bobcats, Prukop passed for 3,025 yards and 28 touchdowns with 10 interceptions. He also rushed for 774 yards and 11 touchdowns for the Big Sky team that finished 5-6.

Jonsen found Darren Carrington with a 52-yard pass for the Webfoots in the fourth quarter, before running for a 1-yard TD late. But the Webfoots ultimately lost 21-20.

Prukop had appeared to be Adams’ likely successor at Oregon, which went 9-4 last season, the first time since 2007 that the Ducks have finished with fewer than 10 wins.