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Oregon coach Dan Lanning says he is by no means been round a quarterback who understands his function fairly in addition to Bo Nix.
Oregon coach Dan Lanning says he’s by no means been round a quarterback who understands his function fairly in addition to Bo Nix.
“There’s times that we’re there as a coaching staff on the sidelines saying, ‘OK wait, wait, what is he checking to? Oh, all right. Good, that’ll work.’ And he gets it right a lot more often than not,” Lanning mentioned.
Nix is coming off one in all his best performances of the season throughout Oregon’s 35-6 victory at No. 13 Utah. The fifth-year senior threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns. He ran for one more rating.
This season he’s averaging 292.1 passing yards a recreation, eleventh within the nation, with 21 touchdowns, fifth nationally. He’s run for 113 yards and three further scores.
But maybe one in all his most telling metrics is his 78.3 completion share, which is on tempo to interrupt Mac Jones’ NCAA report of 77.4% set in 2021.
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That has the eye of California coach Justin Wilcox. The No. 6 Ducks (7-1, 4-1 Pac-12, No. 6 CFP) host the Golden Bears (3-5, 1-4) on Saturday at Autzen Stadium.
“He handles a lot at the line of scrimmage. He knows what he’s doing, he knows where to go with the ball and they don’t get sacked,” Wilcox mentioned. “He’s an excellent player.”
Nix is getting Heisman Trophy buzz, though he’s going through competitors from fellow Pac-12 quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who has helped maintain No. 5 Washington undefeated. The Huskies downed the Ducks 36-33 earlier this season.
Nix understands the Heisman hypothesis is a part of the sport, however he’s protecting his eye on titles.
“We have it right in front of us, we can feel it and that’s all we want to take care of. Really all the talk is just chatter and noise and we need to make sure we don’t get distracted by it,” Nix mentioned. ”Myself included.”
As a results of his play in opposition to the Utes, Nix was named the Pac-12’s Offensive Player of the Week. It was his fifth weekly honor as a Duck, matching Oregon’s lone Heisman winner, Marcus Mariota.
OTT’S STATUS
Jaydyn Ott is the Pac-12’s high rusher with a median of 107.7 yards a recreation. Last Saturday, in Cal’s 50-49 loss to USC, Ott ran for 153 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns — together with TD runs of 43 and 61 yards. But he didn’t play the fourth quarter due to an obvious harm.
“Feeling good, everything is going well,” Ott mentioned this week.
Wilcox was assured Ott may play in opposition to the Ducks.
“We’re ready for him to get back to full speed,” Wilcox mentioned. “When he’s out there he’s a dynamic player so we’re looking forward to having him back.”
THE END OF THE ROAD
Oregon leads the all-time collection in opposition to Cal 42-41-2 and has gained 4 straight within the collection. The Ducks have so dominated at residence in recent times that Cal has gained simply as soon as — again in 2007 — at Autzen Stadium prior to now 35 years. In that recreation, the Golden Bears upset No. 11 Oregon 31-24. Desean Jackson caught 11 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns.
Saturday’s assembly would be the final between the 2 groups as members of the Pac-12. Oregon is off to the Big Ten subsequent season, whereas the Golden Bears are becoming a member of the ACC.
“There are a lot of lasts. We’ll see where all this goes in the next five years, 10 years with conferences and all that,” Wilcox mentioned. “I do have feelings about conference realignment but now is not the time to discuss that. We’re 100% focused on the game this weekend.”
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