Dan Lanning tells incredible story following Bo Nix's 80-yard touchdown run

The Oregon Ducks secured their fourth win in a row this weekend as they defeated Stanford 45-27 at home. One of the highlights of the day was when quarterback Bo Nix called his own number on an 80-yard scramble run for a touchdown. Head coach Dan Lanning was asked about Nix’s explosive run and spoke about a running joke he has with him regarding his quarterback’s running ability.

“I gave him a really hard time last week,” Lanning said. “We threw the throwback to Bo on the play at Washington State and I said ‘man I didn’t really expect you to go down like that,’ so I’ve been kind of jabbing him for a long time here, ‘I didn’t realize you were the sliding quarterback type or jump on the ground guy.'”

Lanning is referring to a play the Ducks ran last week when running back Bucky Irving threw a pass to Nix, which he ran for 18 yards before sliding down head first to avoid contact. Nix didn’t slide this time around on his long touchdown scamper, but apparently was a little bit more tired on his more recent play.

CLICK HERE to subscribe for FREE to the On3 YouTube channel

“So that run was fun, we got over there, he was sucking wind on the sideline,” Lanning laughed and said. “So he was running hard, he let up a little bit at the end, and their defender came in there aggressive at the end with an opportunity to punch it out.”

Nix finished the game with 161 yards in the air and two touchdowns, along with 141 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. He was the epitome of a dual threat for the Ducks, as his performance made him the first 100-yard rusher in a game this season for Oregon. Oregon currently leads the Pac-12 in rushing, with Nix’s legs playing a pivotal part in there run game, but Lanning joked that he still needs to improve a little bit within that area of his game.

“But I’m proud of the way he finished there, might have to just a little bit of extra conditioning for 80-yard runs,” Lanning said.

Nix had a rough start to the season, as they fell 49-3 to the defending National Champion Georgia Bulldogs in week 1. He failed to reach the end zone that game and threw two inceptions, but since then has led the Ducks to a four-game winning streak where he’s thrown for 12 touchdown passes and just one interception along with five touchdowns on the ground.

He’s definitely bounced back strong since week 1, and Oregon fans are hoping for more explosive plays from him as the season continues.