Elaine Thompson / Associated Press Oregon hopes Vernon Adams’ prolific career at the FCS level will translate to success for the Ducks. After just two weeks of practice, Vernon Adams has emerged as the replacement for Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota at Oregon. The transfer from Eastern Washington, who only formally joined the Ducks team a couple of weeks ago, was listed atop the Ducks’ opening depth chart, released Friday. Adams starred for three years at Eastern Washington — which plays at the FCS level — before leaving for Oregon as a graduate transfer. His prolific career at EWU (more than 10,000 passing yards and 110 touchdown passes in three seasons) has Ducks fans’ hopes high that the dropoff at the position from Mariota will be limited. CFB 24/7 is marking the days to the start of the 2015 season by counting down the top 20 players in college football. Adams beat out Mariota’s long-time backup, Jeff Lockie, for the starting nod. The decision ends one of several quarterback competitions that are still brewing at top programs including Ohio State, Florida State, Alabama and Georgia. Here are six other things we learned around college football camps on Friday: 2. Shedding labels. …
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