Bo Nix shares goals for 2023 season

Bo Nix enters 2023 as one of the nation’s top quarterbacks — and he’s doing everything he can before the season begins to prepare himself to lead Oregon to massive success.

According to Nix, the Ducks’ goals are to win the Pac-12, then move on to the College Football Playoffs before he heads to the pros. Those are lofty goals, but you can expect Oregon to be in the mix down the stretch every season.

During an appearance on SportsCenter during Pac-12 media day, Nix revealed the specifics of his offseason workouts and how he plans to pick back up where he left off after last season as the leader of the team.

“Personally, I want to be consistent like I was last year,” Nix said. “I want to go out and continue to show how I can play from the pocket and make throws, but same time, extend plays and go out there and just do whatever I have to do to make the offense run. I feel like as the quarterback, that’s my job.

“And ultimately move the ball down the field and put my teammates, put my team in the best situation possible to win games. And then, collectively as a team, our goal is to win a championship. Regardless of what kind, we feel like championships will lead to other opportunities for each of us as a team collectively and as individuals.”

Nix set career highs across the board in his first season at Oregon to finish with a passer rating of 165.7. His completion percentage of 71.9 percent was more than 10 percent higher than any other season in his career to rank second in the country. He passed for 3,593 yards, 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

He led the Ducks to an 8-1 start to the season and had them receiving College Football Playoff consideration in early November as they climbed as high as No. 6 in the rankings. However, they went 1-2 in their final three games of the regular season, dropping contests to Washington and Oregon State to fall out of the Pac-12 title race.

Nix will look to avenge those losses during the 2023 season and take the Ducks back to the Pac-12 Championship game for the fourth time in five years. From there, it’s up to Oregon to earn their title and punch their ticket to — at the minimum — a Rose Bowl.

Oregon will kick the new season off on Sept. 2 at home against Portland State.