The Ducks quarterback has directed the Ducks to eight straight wins and the No. 6 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings.
The reception the quarterback received at Matthew Knight Arena was predictably welcoming, given the Ducks’ eight-game winning streak behind consistently robust performances that have vaulted the senior transfer into the Heisman Trophy conversation. Nix, in return, has embraced the community in Eugene, Ore., thousands of miles from his boyhood home in Arkansas.
At stake for the Ducks is remaining in first place in the Pac-12 and firmly in control of a berth in the conference championship game. In the longer term, a victory would continue Oregon’s trajectory toward a potential spot in the College Football Playoff. “Bo did what we expect him to do,” Ducks Coach Dan Lanning told reporters after Saturday’s game. “He has set a standard for himself now. Now if he doesn’t operate at that standard, then there’s an expectation, and I think he has higher expectations for himself than anybody else. Really proud of his performance, really proud.”
Before last weekend, Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker seemed to have ascended to Heisman front-runner. Then the Virginia Tech transfer had his worst showing this season in, failing to direct a touchdown drive until late in the fourth quarter.
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