There was a certain buzz surrounding Oregon's practice that's been brewing for months as newly transferred quarterback Vernon Adams was admitted into school and joined the Oregon football program.

Vernon Adams (front) leaves practice with Travis Jonsen (back) after his first practice as an Oregon Duck.

Media won't get to talk to Adams nor will anyone see him work out until he plays his first game as a Duck, so get used to hearing second-hand accounts on Adams and his progress this fall camp. Tomorrow will be Mark Helfrich's next availability to talk and we'll get his comments then on Oregon's newest quarterback to join the flock. Monday will be offensive coordinator Scott Frost's turn to talk on Adams as well.

Today however we got the impressions of two players Adams will be passing to in games.

Oregon wide receiver Dwayne Stanford said Adams' first day was a productive one and that he looked good in his first day as a Duck. "He looked really good. Made throws....getting the ball where it needs to be. He looked good today."

Adams has a reputation as a guy who makes the big plays from his time at Eastern Washington, thus making his "Big Play VA" nickname true to form. Sophomore Charles Nelson said he saw that potential today in practice. "Out there, what he was doing, it was a great job," said Nelson. "He's a guy that likes to put it out there and let us receivers make something happen."

After practice was over Adams and some of Oregon's receivers stayed on the field working to get him up to speed. Players spent nearly an extra 20 minutes on the field until they emerged. Nelson said they were doing routes and just working on the timing needed between receivers and their new quarterback.

Stanford told reporters Adams won't have a hard time fitting into this team because of his reputation as a player, but his willingness to pull guys aside like today and work with them outside of practice. Getting Adams up to speed on Oregon's terminology and understanding of the playbook might be Oregon's toughest task currently.

Both Stanford and Nelson said it's something that can be done.

"He's an older guy, he's not a freshman, he's been playing football for a long time," Stanford said. "I think he'll be just fine."

"A lot of the new guys come in, that's basically their job," Nelson said. "They have to learn the playbook in three weeks. That's what I did. It's doable."

How quickly Adams learns the playbook and generates the chemistry with his new teammates could decide how big of an impact he has for the Ducks, and we'll just have to wait till the season opener against EWU to find out the next test results.