Ducks are business as usual awaiting NCAA decision
(AP) -- Now that spring football is all wrapped up, the Oregon Ducks wait to hear what the NCAA will decide about possible recruiting violations.
New coach Mark Helfrich said earlier this week that it's "business as usual" as the Ducks head into the summer. His comments came following published reports that Oregon appeared last month before the NCAA infractions committee over possible recruiting violations.
"Our general feeling has been to go about our business and not comment on the ongoing deal, as we've been requested to. Our guys have done a great job focusing on what they can control, and that's not one of those things," he said on a Pac-12 coaches conference call.
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