The first scrimmage of Oregon's preseason camp was marred by "a lot of penalties," coach Willie Taggart said, but he considered it "a good scrimmage we all can learn from."



The scrimmage, held Saturday and featuring officials, capped the first two weeks of preseason camp, and was followed by a team barbecue in north Eugene.



"I saw some good things and bad things," Taggart told reporters Monday in Eugene. "With it being the first scrimmage you expect some penalties. We had a lot of penalties. I thought overall it was a good scrimmage. I thought it was a good scrimmage we all can learn from."



"... Again those penalties just drive you crazy. I was also excited how we bounced back from those penalties. We didn't let it just kill us. Some of those penalties could be drive-stopping penalties but our guys stayed focused and was able to bounce back and make plays afterward, so I thought that was a good thing."



Oregon averaged 8.2 penalties per game last season, the 126th-highest average in the 128-team Football Bowl Subdivision. Oregon also ranked 126th by racking up 75.8 yards tied to penalties per game. Taggart's South Florida team averaged 6.4 penalties per game last season, ranking 79th, and 58.7 yards from them, which ranked 89th.



"Today we're going to go back and watch that film some more and learn from a lot of our mistakes and also learn from some of the good things we did be cause we did some good things, as well," Taggart said.



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