Bo Nix reveals how he’s tuned out Heisman hype

The Oregon Ducks have a chance to capture the Pac-12 title against the Washington Huskies on Friday. For the Ducks to even have the opportunity to compete for the conference crown required next-level play throughout the team. And they received that and then some from their quarterback, Bo Nix, this season, which is why he is in the running for the 2023 Heisman Trophy award.

Hearing your name associated with such a prestigious honor could easily distract an individual or go to their head. So what has the Oregon quarterback been doing to remain planted on the ground and not get lost in his own sauce? According to Nix, he keeps it simple and remains focused on the task at hand.

“Well, just staying off TV, staying off social media has helped me a lot,” said Nix. “All I am around is the guys in the locker room, the coaches, and practice and meetings. I pretty much just stay up here all day and get to work and prepare and make sure that, at the end of the day, when it’s a big moment, it’s not me who’s messing it up for the team. I just want to be as prepared as possible, and I want to put our guys in the best situation to go out there and win the game.”

Andy Staples on what makes Bo Nix a special player and Heisman candidate

Wednesday, on the On3 Andy Staples Podcast, the resident college football expert brought on the Pac-12 Network’s Yogi Roth as a guest to discuss the conference title game between the Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies.

The Ducks and Huskies have two of the top offenses in college football this season, led by Heisman-hopeful quarterbacks Bo Nix and Michael Penix Jr.

While breaking down the Pac-12 championship game, the two took a moment to review the case for Nix. Staples started off detailing why Oregon’s star quarterback should be this year’s Heisman Trophy winner.

“Bo Nix’s completion percentage is just amazing to me,” said Staples. “He may finish with a 78 percent completion percentage, which would be the highest in the history of the FBS. And they do have a lot of high-confidence passes built into that offense, but he’s going for some air yards quite often.”

The numbers speak for themselves when it comes to Nix’s offensive efficiency this year at Oregon. The Super senior quarterback has thrown for 3906 yards, completing 315 of his 401 pass attempts, good for a 78.6 completion percentage with 37 touchdowns and two interceptions.