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Vernon Adams out, Jeff Lockie gets first career start at QB for Oregon

Published Sep. 19, 2015 12:51 p.m. ET

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The No. 12 Oregon Ducks is without QB Vernon Adams Jr. against Georgia State.

In his place, redshirt junior Jeff Lockie got his first career start.

Adams, who played against Michigan State, is dealing with a broken right index finger. Lockie attempted 28 passes in 2014 and has played sparingly over the course of his career as Marcus Mariota's backup.

Lockie competed for the starter's job in with Adams, a senior transfer who arrived late because of a class he needed to complete his degree at Eastern Washington. 

Adams said he injured the finger in Oregon's opener, a 61-42 victory over his former school, Eastern Washington. He threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns before he left the game in the fourth quarter after a scary late hit that left him wobbly. He briefly went to the locker room, but later returned to watch the end of the game from the sideline.

Although Adams insisted earlier this week that he could play, the decision to sit him gives him a chance to heal before next week's conference opener against No. 21 Utah.

"I can definitely play with it throughout the season. I played with it this past game, you know," Adams said. "I just gotta keep rehabbing it, keep icing it, make sure the swelling's going down and hopefully it gets to 100 percent as soon as possible."

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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