The million-dollar question this week is the status of Bo Nix’s knee.
Oregon’s star quarterback was banged up toward the end of the Washington game and had to be helped off the field. He gave it the old college try in the last drive, but one could see his knee was clearly not 100 percent.
On Monday, coach Dan Lanning said he felt better about the situation than he did right after the game Saturday night and on his weekly radio show, he offered more context.
“He’s (Nix) preparing himself as if he can go,” Lanning said. “But we also got some other guys ready to go if needed.”
No doubt the Ducks’ best chance to defeat Utah is to have Nix play, but backups Ty Thompson and Jay Butterfield are poised to take the field and lead the Ducks if needed.
Thompson has attempted just 20 passes this season, completing 11 for 72 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. Butterfield has appeared in one game and threw one pass.
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