Oregon football has become famous for doing things a certain way: fast, flashy and, above all else, loud. This is a team that plays before a deafening home crowd, dons ostentatious, ever-changing uniforms and blares music at such high volumes during practice that each drill is ended with a blast from a foghorn.

But as Oregon prepares to square off against Ohio State in Monday’s national championship game, its coaches are starting to make some noise for their uncommon approach to dealing with players: They don’t yell.

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