Venue: Autzen Stadium

Format: Fast Friday

With the start of the regular season last week, Oregon has settled into its weekly practice routine that includes the "Fast Friday" walk-through for games, in this case the Ducks' matchup with visiting Virginia on Saturday night (7:30 p.m., ESPN).

And the newest generation of UO redshirts and other scout-team players has come to appreciate the 10-minute scrimmages they participate in before the travel squad runs through "Fast Friday."

"Us scouts call it our Super Bowl," freshman offensive lineman Jacob Capra said. "Tomorrow we get to suit up, but this is our 10-minute gameday."

Capra is part of a five-man freshman class that, barring the unforeseen, will spend this season building up chemistry, experience and their bodies on the scout team. He's joined by classmates Sam Poutasi , Logan Bathke , Valentino Daltoso and Ryan Phillipo .

They're helping protect scout quarterbacks Travis Jonsen , Taylor Alie and Jeff Lockie , all while mimicking the blocking schemes of opposing teams for the sake of the UO defense.

"When you're told you're going to be on scout team and redshirting, you've got to take the opportunity to get better," Capra said. "Obviously you get another year of school, you have the chance to get bigger and faster, and you get to help the defense get better. So that's what we're doing – taking up that cross and trying to help the defense."

Capra enrolled at Oregon early, taking classes over the winter and then participating in spring drills. The first position he learned was right guard, but he's becoming more versatile with each passing day – Capra might be at left tackle for one series, then at right guard for the next.

His goal upon enrolling early, Capra said, "was to become the best football player I can be." For now he's continuing that process on the scout team, and embracing it whole-heartedly.

"If this is what's best, I'm going to try and take full advantage," Capra said.

Developmental squad scrimmage highlights: Brady Breeze made a couple of big plays to highlight Friday's scrimmage period. On the opening possession, he laid a hit on Tristen Wallace just as the ball arrived over the middle, breaking up the pass. Later, Breeze came flying up to make a stop on running back Jarret LaCoste , who had broken free to the second level. … Jonsen, who has played running back and receiver for the scout team as well as QB the last two weeks, had a long run to get the offense into the red zone midway through the period. But then Canton Kaumatule and Hunter Kampmoyer made tackles to stop run plays near the line of scrimmage, and Gus Cumberlander ended the drive with a sack on third down. …