There are a number of storylines surrounding the Oregon Ducks as they head into their first season under head coach Dan Lanning, but none is more important to the team’s overall success than that of the quarterback competition.
Regardless of who wins the job, the Ducks will have a new player running the offense, be it Bo Nix, Ty Thompson or Jay Butterfield. We’ve been watching this competition throughout the spring and into fall training camp, trying to figure out which player, if any, had a leg up on the competition.
On Saturday, the coaching staff maybe gained the best look they’ve had yet in Oregon’s first scrimmage of the fall training camp. Afterward, Lanning was asked if any of them separated themselves from the pack.
“Everyone has had shining moments. I don’t feel there is one who’s separated themselves from the others,” Lanning said. “I think there’s certainly room for improvement for each one of those guys. They’ve all had really good moments, and they’ve all had really poor moments. I feel really confident that we have quarterbacks that we can win with, which is a big positive.”
As fall camp goes on, the offense will get more into the schematics of things and start to offer more opportunities for players to shine. Until then, though, it appears that it’s very much a competition in the QB room.
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