Sources: Oregon QB Nix (ankle) game-time call

Oregon backmost Bo Nix remains a game-time determination for the No. 12 Ducks' matchup with No. 10 Utah connected Saturday, sources told ESPN.

Nix injured his ankle successful Oregon's nonaccomplishment to Washington past week, and he's expected to spell done pregame warm-ups astatine Autzen Stadium. The squad volition marque a determination connected Nix aft warm-ups, sources said, with the aesculapian unit evidently being portion of the consultation.

If Nix can't go, it'll beryllium a important nonaccomplishment for the Ducks. Nix has been a revelation for Oregon aft transferring from Auburn and emerging arsenic 1 of the champion players successful assemblage football.

Nix has completed 73% of his passes, thrown 24 touchdowns and has accumulated 2,775 passing yards this season. Most impressive, Nix has chopped down connected turnovers and been a exemplary of efficiency, arsenic he's thrown conscionable 5 interceptions successful 300 attempts.

If Nix is out, Oregon volition crook to redshirt freshman Ty Thompson. With Nix's concern successful flux, Thompson has received important reps successful signifier and is considered acceptable by the unit if called on. Thompson is simply a erstwhile ESPN 300 enlistee who has 159 vocation passing yards and has appeared successful six games for the Ducks this season. He's yet to commencement a game.

Oregon enters Saturday's crippled 8-2, having gotten blown retired successful the opener against Georgia successful Atlanta and upset by Washington, 37-34, astatine Autzen Stadium past week.

Oregon got physically manhandled by Utah successful a brace of matchups past season, losing by a combined people of 76-17. The Utes dominated astatine the enactment of scrimmage, including holding the Ducks to 221 full yards successful the Pac-12 rubric game.