Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel (8) celebrates a touchdown during the first half of the game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the West Virginia Mountaineers at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, on Nov., 11, 2023.
With Heisman Trophy finalist Bo Nix leading the way at quarterback, the Oregon football team put an impressively prolific, wildly entertaining and successful product on the field in 2023.
The Nix era ended on New Year’s Day with a 45-6 victory in the Fiesta Bowl against Liberty as the Ducks wrapped up a 12-2 season.
With 363 yards and five passing touchdowns against the Flames, Nix finished with single-season school records of 4,508 yards and 45 passing TDs.
Now it’s time to turn the page.
“It’s been fun playing with Bo and Bo is a great quarterback,” said wide receiver Tez Johnson, who is also Nix’s adoptive brother. “We love him to death. When somebody else comes in, he’s gonna take that role over and be the new leader of the team because we’re losing that leader who gives us our confidence.”
Addition of Oklahoma transfer QB Dillon Gabriel big for Oregon football
The Ducks appear to have landed Nix’s replacement in Oklahoma transfer Dillon Gabriel. They also signed UCLA transfer Dante Moore, a former five-star recruit who played in nine games as a freshman for the Bruins this past season.
Those two join Oregon redshirt freshman Austin Novosad, a former four-star recruit himself who played in three games this season — including the final few drives in the Fiesta Bowl — and completed 9-of-11 passes for 52 yards and no interceptions.
Also on the roster is dual-threat QB Brock Thomas, a redshirt freshman from Sheldon. Three-star freshman Luke Moga will join the Ducks 2024 QB room as well.
UCLA Bruins quarterback Dante Moore (3) throws the ball against the…
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Publish date : 2024-01-06 12:02:23
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