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FILE -Oregon quarterback Bo Nix throws a pass during the second half of the team's Holiday Bowl NCAA college football game against North Carolina on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, in San Diego. Bo Nix has settled in at Oregon, ready for a better outcome in his final year with the Ducks. The senior quarterback was getting Heisman buzz for a time last season before he got injured and the Ducks got derailed. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)
Bo Nix hoping to improve on last season with Oregon

By Anne M. Peterson May. 02, 2023 05:59 PM EDT

Washington wide receiver Taj Davis (3) eludes a tackle by Oregon defensive back Bennett Williams, bottom left, and heads to the end zone as teammates point the way during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Andy Nelson)
No. 24 Washington rallies late, topples No. 6 Oregon 37-34

By Anne M. Peterson Nov. 12, 2022 11:18 PM EST

Penn State offensive lineman Juice Scruggs (70) celebrates with Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford (14) after he scored a touchdown against Auburn during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Veteran QBs Clifford, Nix deliver big

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 17, 2022 09:24 PM EDT

Oregon running back Mar'Keise Irving makes a cut as he rushes against BYU defensive back Ammon Hannemann and linebacker Keenan Pili during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Andy Nelson)
Nix puts up 5 TDs, No. 25 Oregon takes down No. 12 BYU 41-20

By Anne M. Peterson Sep. 17, 2022 07:05 PM EDT

Smoke hangs in the air over Autzen Stadium during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game between Eastern Washington and Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Andy Nelson)
Oregon has rebound win with 70-14 rout of Eastern Washington

By Anne M. Peterson Sep. 11, 2022 12:09 AM EDT

FILE - UCLA coach Chip Kelly speaks during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football media day on July 29, 2022, in Los Angeles. Kelly enters his sixth season as the Bruins’ coach after winning eight games a year ago. UCLA and USC are playing their final season in the Pac-12 before leaving for the Big Ten. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Changing Pac-12 still seeking next CFP appearance

By John Marshall Aug. 23, 2022 05:08 PM EDT

FILE - Oregon head coach Dan Lanning speaks during Pac-12 Conference men's NCAA college football media day Friday, July 29, 2022, in Los Angeles. Oregon first-year coach Lanning isn't dropping any clues about his starting quarterback this season. Fall camp has been a battle behind closed doors between transfer Bo Nix, redshirt freshmen Ty Thompson and Jay Butterfield. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Ducks embark on 1st season under Lanning with yet unnamed QB

By Anne M. Peterson Aug. 18, 2022 01:05 PM EDT

FILE - Alabama fans cheer before an NCAA college football game against LSU in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Alabama is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 for the second straight season. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Tide and Co.: AP Top 25 team by team preseason capsules

Aug. 15, 2022 01:24 PM EDT

Bo Nix settles into his new team, new QB competition

By Anne M. Peterson Aug. 04, 2022 06:10 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Bo Nix has seen this all before. A three-year starter at Auburn, Nix transferred to Oregon in the offseason and now finds himself...

Oregon quarterback Anthony Brown (13) scores as he is hit by Stony Brook defensive back Carthell Flowers (17) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Andy Nelson)
No. 4 Oregon shakes off slow start to beat Stony Brook 48-7

By Anne M. Peterson Sep. 18, 2021 11:32 PM EDT

Idaho quarterback Mike Beaudry (5) throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oregon State on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Corvallis, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
SBK at Oregon 9/18/2021

Sep. 18, 2021 05:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2021, file photo, Oregon quarterback Anthony Brown (13) runs for a touchdown as Iowa State defensive back Lawrence White IV (11) defends during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game in Glendale, Ariz. Brown, a sixth-year senior and the Ducks' presumed starting quarterback, suggested he and the team are stronger after coming together following the delays and cancellations caused by the pandemic in 2020. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Oregon will welcome returning fans against Fresno State

By Anne M. Peterson Sep. 02, 2021 01:07 PM EDT

FILE - Washington Huskies quarterback Dylan Morris looks to pass during NCAA college football practice in Seattle, in this Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, file photo. Washington begins the 2021 season as one of the favorites in the Pac-12 North Division, while also trying to erase the bad taste of how last year ended when a COVID-19 outbreak brought a sudden end to an already truncated schedule. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
5 Pac-12 teams still haven't named starters at QB

By Anne M. Peterson Aug. 25, 2021 03:35 PM EDT

Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal answers questions during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football Media Day Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
QB Anthony Brown getting his chance with No. 11 Ducks

By Anne M. Peterson Aug. 19, 2021 04:37 PM EDT