De’Anthony Thomas (number 6) greets members of the U.S. Armed Forces lining the entryway to Autzen Stadium before Thomas and his teammates take the field. The Ducks kick off their 2013 football season with the annual spring game in Autzen Stadium with players wearing military-inspired uniforms to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Sergeant Tony Charles of the Oregon National Guard speaks on his cell phone with Specialist Ryan as Charles coordinates the ceremonial activities for the representatives of his unit. The Ducks kick off their 2013 football season with the annual spring game in Autzen Stadium with players wearing military-inspired uniforms to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu pauses for a moment of prayer with his teammates in the Cassanova Center entryway. The Ducks kick off their 2013 football season with the annual spring game in Autzen Stadium with players wearing military-inspired uniforms to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

De’Anthony Thomas displays the white/home uniform for the 2013 Oregon Spring Game. The Ducks kick off their 2013 football season with the annual spring game in Autzen Stadium with players wearing military-inspired uniforms to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu sprints downfield as he warms up prior to kickoff. The Ducks kick off their 2013 football season with the annual s0pring game in Autzen Stadium, with players wearing military-inspired uniforms to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Oregon cheerleader Khrystian Clark struggles to complete his 19th (and final) pull-up on the Marine pull-up challenge bar outside Autzen Stadium. The Ducks kick off their 2013 football season with the annual spring game in Autzen Stadium with players wearing military-inspired uniforms to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Oregon football players greet the members of the U.S. Armed Forces in the entryway to Autzen Stadium some 60 minutes prior to kickoff. The Ducks kick off their 2013 football season with the annual spring game in Autzen Stadium with players wearing military-inspired uniforms to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Oregon’s new head coach Mark Helfrich makes his way out of the tunnel and onto the field at Autzen Stadium for the 2013 spring game. The Ducks kick off their 2013 football season with the annual Spring game in Autzen Stadium with players wearing military-inspired uniforms to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Placekicker Dylan Ausherman shows off the ceremonial uniform for the green/away team prior to kickoff. The Ducks kick off their 2013 football season with the annual spring game in Autzen Stadium with players wearing military-inspired uniforms to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

The Duck motorcycle’s livery is alive as ever for the 2013 season. The Ducks kick off their 2013 football season with the annual spring game in Autzen Stadium, with players wearing military-inspired uniforms to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Specialist Sean McIntosh of the U.S. Army 218th Field Artillery Brigade looks on as a pair of children compete on an inflatable sparring rink in the Moshofsky Center. The Ducks kick off their 2013 football season with the annual spring game in Autzen Stadium with players wearing military-inspired uniforms to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Oregon’s highly-touted, five-star running back recruit Thomas Tyner was along the sidelines for the spring game, although he was not suited up for playing time. The Ducks kick off  their 2013 football season with the annual spring game in Autzen Stadium with players wearing military-inspired uniforms to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)