The format for Saturday has yet to be established (or at least announced), so how evident the team’s positional hierarchy will be remains to be seen.

Still, Matt, Kevin and myself have each selected a group we’ll keep our eyes on most during Saturday’s festivities. We’ve picked these groups because who will start or where the depth comes from remain in question.

Matt Prehm

Cornerback — The Oregon Ducks have some major questions at cornerback and the biggest is depth heading into the offseason. The Ducks have just four scholarship cornerbacks, so during the spring game they will get plenty of run. Oregon cornerback coach Donte Williams said the Ducks may need to move someone over from a different position, so how well the four cornerbacks play could have an impact on that possible position move. Thomas Graham started last year as a true freshman, and sophomore Deommodore Lenoir saw action as well, and both figure to be the defacto starters going into the game. Mario Cristotbal said both players have made leaps in their development this spring earlier this week. But what's behind him? JUCO All-American Haki Woods is on campus and was playing with the ones earlier in the spring, and true freshman Verone McKinley III is also here and playing well as of late. Will Oregon leave the spring feeling good with their four corners, or will there be concerns heading into the offseason?

Kevin Wade

Quarterback — It's safe to saw the entire country knows who will be QB1 at Oregon on September 1 against Bowling Green, but if something happens to Justin Herbert where will the Ducks turn? We've already gotten a brief look at the backup quarterback situation between Braxton Burmeister and Tyler Shough at the Portland scrimmage, but Saturday should provide a few more answers. Shough's abilities in high school showed more off the pro-style looks that we've seen from Herbert, while Burmeister has one full year in the program than Shough. While Mario Cristobal and Marcus Arroyo won't open up the full playbook on Saturday, we should have a better idea moving into the summer of which quarterback will get the No. 2 spot on the depth chart.

Erik Skopil

Linebacker — Three starters appear locked in at linebacker (Troy Dye, Justin Hollins and LaMar Winston). Finding a fourth starter is of the utmost importance for this fall. While I don’t think the position battle will be determined on Saturday, I do think seeing Keith Simms and Isaac Slade-Matauita in game action will be important. Neither player has played significant minutes at Oregon, Simms due to injury and Slade-Matauita due to redshirting. For both players, Saturday will be a big day in their efforts to carve out a niche on this year’s team, and possibly grab a starting role.