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EUGENE -- Oregon won't talk about injuries, but it sure will react to them for the betterment of the team.

The Ducks have tweaked the format for Saturday's 11 a.m. spring game at Autzen Stadium by shifting from a split squad game to offense vs. defense with a modified scoring system.

Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said the change is in response to the long list of injuries up and down the roster.

"Trying to get the right people the right number of reps is probably more or less what we're trying to do," Helfrich said.

In some ways, this format should lend itself to more continuity on both sides of the ball, rather than having coaches draft players and splitting up the team.

Helfrich said there would be four kickoff and four punt situations to give those units some work. In between, the ball will be placed on the field and the offense will do its thing against the defense.

For scoring purposes, the offense will be awarded six points for touchdowns and three for field goals. The defense will be awarded six for touchdowns, three for forcing a turnover and one point for stopping the offense from scoring on a given drive.

The scrimmage will be televised live on the Pac-12 Network. Admission to the scrimmage will be three non-perishable food items, which will be donated to Food for Lane County.

-- Aaron Fentress

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