Camden Lewis on getting old, the perfect swing and wanting the game on his foot

"Oregon's nice because it doesn’t get too hot. It doesn’t get too cold. It’s a nice place to kick some footballs."

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EUGENE — Toward the end of Oregon’s media day a few weeks ago, I realized I had nothing for Camden Lewis.

Oregon’s senior kicker has been here quite some time, long enough that I really couldn’t come at him with the “redemption” story angle. That played out long ago. Lewis, who struggled his first year with the Ducks, has been a good kicker for Oregon far longer now than he wasn’t.

Lewis enters the year with the fourth most field goals in program history, will likely end the season as Oregon’s all-time leading scorer, and is one of the smallest question marks on the roster other than Nix, Bo.

Still, it wouldn’t be fall camp without checking in with the specialists. And as always, I’m glad I did.

These are Camden Lewis’ tales: