He seems to always have a smile on his face, and he always seems happy to speak with us, the media.

Add that to the fact that Kenjon Barner can, you know, do some things on the football field, and it's easy to see the senior running back will soon be a man in demand - that is, if he isn't already.

No surprise, but late last week, the Riverside, Calif., native was happy to be the latest subject for...

Wait, what are we calling this thing? Can someone finally step up and label this Q&A? Please?

Anyway, enjoy.

THE OREGONIAN: What has spring camp been about? What's it been like?

KENJON BARNER: It's been fun. Definitely a lot of fun, just a chance to get back in pads after time off. It's been fun for me.

TO: You might be the face of this team. Are you cool with the expectations, the pressure?

KB: There are always expectations, always pressure. But I feel as a college athlete, being at the University of Oregon, with a program that has been as dominant as we have been, there's always going to be pressure and expectations. We've all been associated with that so it's not really a big deal.

TO: OK, now for a tough question – who's the best running back in the country?

KB: Right now? Kenjon Barner. (laugh)

TO: The thing is, you probably felt the same way last year – as you should, by the way - but you had LaMichael James ahead of you. So, there might be people out there who want to know – who is Kenjon Barner?

KB: Wow... (pause) Kenjon Barner – the youngest of six, God-fearing and driven. That's me.

TO: Well played... So you were close to leaving, but you didn't. Had some unfinished business?

KB: I guess there were a lot of quote-unquote questions that people had about me. So using that, and my own expectations of myself, so I'm driven. In multiple ways, I'm driven.

TO: Real talk – what's the biggest question mark with this team? If there is one, of course.

KB: It can't be if we can win the big one because we did that. As a team, I can't see it. But... Yeah, it has to be who the starting quarterback is going to be. That's the only question. I'm not worried about the options, but I know that's on everybody's mind. That's pretty much all you hear about. 'How's Marcus looking?' 'How's Bryan doing?'

TO: For the record, I didn't ask...

KB: No, you didn't, but that's the biggest question. Everywhere I go, even before spring ball, back home in California. It's always, 'Who's going to start at quarterback?' It was like, 'I don't know – we haven't practiced a day yet.' So, you guys will find out at the end of fall camp.

TO: Let's break some news here – did you think about coming back and playing quarterback?

KB: It crossed my mind, maybe a little bit. (laugh)

TO: All right, tell me one thing about Coach Kelly that we don't see that might be considered a surprise.

KB: Coach Kelly? Man, I don't know too much about his personal life, what he does aside from football. He's always listening to music – I think he's a fan of music. I know he's a big fan of the Lion King theme song.

TO: Is he in charge of the music blaring during practice?

KB: No... (smile) But I dance all through practice. Love to dance, so any time I hear a song, I vibe with it.

How much fun is he? And now, let's get to some links, shall we?

- Success hasn't consumed the baseball team.

- Jordan Spencer spoke with John Canzano on the "Bald-Faced Truth" about his no-hitter this week.

- Infield backups have provided a boost.

- Chip Kelly and the Ducks respond to the ESPN The Magazine report.

- The CFL's Edmonton Eskimos have seen the future - and it might be former UO quarterback Jeremiah Masoli.

- Fishduck has an entertaining take on how the 2012 football season might or might not go.

- Pretty cool documentary/project on Ducks alum and West Linn native Jess Markt.