Friday run-through: notes, quotes and conversation for Nevada at Oregon

This weekend and next, Oregon isn't just playing Nevada and SW Missouri State. They are also competing against themselves and their potential, and preparing to face Nick Foles, Matt Barkley, and Andrew Luck. They have to get better. They have to find their relentlessness and rhythm.

The games get tougher and more important when PAC-12 play begins, and all the kinks and questions need to be out of the way. By week four, Oregon has to know who their go-to receiver is, how they can get the running game going and who will make plays on defense. They need some sacks, and to create some turnovers of their own. Most of all, they need genuine confidence, which only comes from results and execution.

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