Bo Nix weighs in on chemistry with Seven McGee

Former Auburn quarterback Bo Nix entered the transfer portal this offseason and made a cross-country move to compete for the starting quarterback job at Oregon. After going through spring practice, he had high praise for one of his favorite targets, who is also learning new things this year.

During his postgame media session, Bo Nix handed out high praise for Seven McGee, who moved from running back to wide receiver this spring.

“Really good,” said Nix about his transition. “I think he’s just done a great job this offseason, kind of playing a different position from what he did last year, but he’s really good at the position. I think it’s just been great for him, great for us offensively because now we’ve got guys like him out there being explosive.”

After a follow-up question about why Seven McGee has made the move look so easy, Bo Nix provided a more in-depth answer about his work out wide.

“I think just because he’s an athlete, I think he’s just like that as a player,” said Nix. “He’s a really good football instinct player, he’s got great instincts and that kind of carries over from all the playing he did back when he was little. I’m sure it’s not the first time he’s played receiver, but he’s just carried all that over into now.

“Now there’s still a lot of growth he knows that he can do just from a route standpoint, just because he hasn’t done a whole lot of it, but the more he does it, the more carry over he’ll have. I think he’ll love playing that position because he’s really good at it.”

Dan Lanning on quarterbacks

Oregon hosted roughly 42,000 fans for its annual spring game, showcasing star quarterback transfer Bo Nix for the first time in a Ducks uniform. Head coach Dan Lanning had some positive and negative takeaways from his quarterback room’s collective performances in Saturday’s scrimmage in front of the Oregon faithful

“I love the explosiveness,” Lanning said about his quarterbacks. “Obviously, you get excited about that; came out from the jump and hit one really early. I thought they did do a good job of pushing the ball down the field, but you can’t put the ball in jeopardy.

“That’s one that I know every one of those quarterbacks wish they had back. You know, protecting the ball a little bit better is something you walk away with, for sure.”

Nix went 8-for-15 for 230 yards, three touchdowns and one interception to go with four carries for 29 yards. Fellow quarterback Jay Butterfield was the only passer to participate for both squads, combining for 16-26 for 213 yards and an interception. Ty Thompson rounded out the group going 12-for-27 through the air for 168 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.