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Heisman Watch: Bo Nix’s resurgence at Oregon puts him in the conversation
For the remainder of the school soccer season, Yahoo Sports activities will spotlight the main candidates for the Heisman Trophy on a weekly foundation. All odds are by way of BetMGM.
Bo Nix has entered the chat.
Nix, after a bumpy three-year stint because the beginning quarterback at Auburn, is prospering in his first season at Oregon. The brand new-and-improved Nix was on the prime of his sport on Saturday because the Geese trounced No. 9 UCLA 45-30 at house handy the Bruins their first lack of the season.
Nix was locked in for 60 minutes. He accomplished 22-of-28 throws for 283 yards and 5 touchdowns. He additionally rushed for 53 yards within the win. Oregon settled for a discipline objective on its first drive earlier than scoring touchdowns on its subsequent six possessions. The Bruins had no reply for Nix’s pinpoint passing and elusive motion within the pocket.
Nix confirmed flashes of excellence throughout his time at Auburn, however was simply as well-known for making pricey errors as he was for highlight-reel performs. Now within the Pac-12, he finds himself in a much more favorable scenario. Auburn constantly lacked on the offensive line and at receiver throughout Nix’s time with this system, leaving Nix to fend for himself towards powerhouse SEC defenses.
At Oregon, he’s a part of the most effective roster within the Pac-12. The Geese have a superb offensive line and a stellar assortment of backs and receivers, and Nix is correct at house in Kenny Dillingham’s offense. Dillingham was the offensive coordinator at Auburn throughout Nix’s freshman season, and people two have gotten an increasing number of in sync because the season has progressed.
After all, Oregon’s season-opening stinker vs. Georgia received’t be simple for voters to miss, however Nix has been the most effective gamers within the nation within the weeks since. Nix was simply 21-of-37 for 173 yards and two interceptions in that ugly 49-3 loss to the Bulldogs. It resembles plenty of the performances he had at Auburn. However within the six video games since, Nix has thrown 17 landing passes with only one interception. He’s additionally rushed for eight touchdowns over that span.
On account of Nix’s high-profile efficiency vs. UCLA, his Heisman odds noticed a substantial enhance, transferring from +6600 to +4000 at BetMGM.
Oregon is now 6-1 and ranked No. 8 with a really manageable schedule forward. If the Geese carry on successful and Nix retains enjoying at this stage, he’ll have an opportunity to achieve floor within the Heisman race within the coming weeks.
Ohio State QB CJ Stroud (-125)
Stroud completed fourth within the Heisman voting in 2021 and has been atop the percentages board for a number of weeks. He didn’t have his sharpest efficiency in Saturday’s win over Iowa, however he’s nonetheless the betting favourite at BetMGM coming into Week 9.
Stroud shook off an early interception and ended up throwing for 286 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 54-10 win over Iowa. Iowa’s protection really made issues considerably troublesome for the Buckeyes early, however Iowa’s lifeless offense stored gifting OSU factors with turnovers. OSU had only one landing drive within the first half, however Stroud caught hearth within the second half, throwing all 4 of his landing passes within the last two quarters.
Included in that bunch was this attractive 79-yard reference to Julian Fleming:
After Saturday’s outing, Stroud now has 2,023 yards and 28 touchdowns with simply 4 interceptions on the 12 months. OSU will go to No. 13 Penn State on Saturday.
Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker (+200)
Any worry of a hangover from Tennessee’s win over Alabama had been rapidly put to relaxation. Fortuitously, the Volunteers had FCS program UT Martin visiting Neyland Stadium, and Hooker and the remainder of his teammates weren’t going to let the Skyhawks have even a glimmer of hope of a serious upset.
The rating was 7-7 early. However by halftime, Tennessee had constructed a commanding 52-7 lead. To construct that benefit, Hooker accomplished 18-of-24 passes for 276 yards and three touchdowns. He additionally rushed for 28 yards earlier than spending the second half out of hurt’s manner on the sideline.
For the season, Hooker has thrown for two,093 yards and 18 touchdowns with only one interception. Regardless of dealing with an FCS protection, Hooker’s odds moved from +600 to +200 within the final week. He’ll have an opportunity to achieve some extra floor within the Heisman race when Tennessee hosts No. 19 Kentucky this coming weekend.
USC QB Caleb Williams (+1200)
Williams and USC had a bye week to regroup after a heartbreaking loss to Utah. The Trojans, at present 6-1 and ranked No. 10, are nonetheless in nice place to get to the Pac-12 title sport and a Faculty Soccer Playoff look isn’t completely out of the query both.
USC would wish to go on that type of run to get Williams to the Heisman ceremony in New York Metropolis. That begins on Saturday at Arizona earlier than house video games vs. Cal and Colorado.
Williams has thrown for 1,971 yards, 19 touchdowns and only one interception up to now this 12 months. He has additionally rushed for 235 yards and three scores.
Michigan RB Blake Corum (+1300)
Like Williams and USC, Corum and Michigan had been additionally off in Week 8. The Wolverines will return to motion on Saturday vs. rival Michigan State and Corum ought to have loads of alternatives for achievement.
So far within the season, Corum has rushed for 901 yards and 13 touchdowns with 4 efforts of 100-plus yards. His landing complete is tied for the nationwide lead whereas his yardage output ranks seventh. Via seven video games, he’s averaging 128.7 dashing yards per sport for the fourth-ranked Wolverines.
With Michigan undefeated and within the nationwide title dialog, anticipate Corum’s identify to remain close to the highest of the Heisman odds so long as he retains producing. And with Michigan leaning closely on the run, it’d be a shock if that didn’t occur.
Alabama QB Bryce Younger (+2200)
Even after a strong efficiency in a cushty win over Mississippi State, Bryce Younger noticed his Heisman odds dip from +1800 to +2200.
Younger is the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and he has put up glorious numbers this 12 months regardless of lacking one sport attributable to a shoulder harm. In Saturday’s 30-6 win, Younger threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns, giving him 1,906 yards and 18 touchdowns on the 12 months.
Alabama, at present No. 6 within the nation, is off this week earlier than a important stretch that features street video games towards LSU and Ole Miss earlier than the Crimson Tide host Auburn within the Iron Bowl. If Alabama will get via that run unscathed, it’ll return to Atlanta for the SEC title sport, the place both Georgia or Tennessee will probably be ready.
With these alternatives forward, this looks like a possibility to purchase low on Younger’s Heisman inventory.
Oregon QB Bo Nix (+4000)
This variation of surroundings has achieved a load of fine for Nix, who’s enjoying the most effective soccer of his profession by a big margin. Following Saturday’s efficiency vs. UCLA, Nix has thrown for 1,809 yards and 17 touchdowns whereas finishing 71.5% of his makes an attempt thus far within the season. He additionally has 382 yards and eight scores as a runner.
That Week 1 efficiency vs. Georgia received’t be simple to miss, however Oregon goes to be within the Faculty Soccer Playoff dialog transferring ahead. Oregon will virtually definitely be the favourite in each sport it performs for the remainder of the common season, making the trail to the Pac-12 title sport very clear
If the Geese can roll via the Pac-12 with out a loss, they are going to be knocking on the door of the highest 4 into December. And there’s an excellent likelihood Nix’s Heisman candidacy will get extra reliable by the week.
Others on the radar
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Oklahoma State QB Spencer Sanders (+4000)
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Clemson QB DJ Uiagalelei (+5000)
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Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman (+5000)
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Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs (+5000)
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Georgia QB Stetson Bennett (+5000)
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North Carolina QB Drake Maye (+5000)
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Illinois RB Chase Brown (+5000)
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Oregon fire survivors share message of hope, resilience with Los Angeles community
Oregon vet who lost clinic in 2020 fire shares lessons of loss and rebuilding, offering hope to L.A. fire victims as communities adapt to natural disasters.
PHOENIX, Ore. — The owner and employees of a southern Oregon veterinary clinic are sending warm thoughts to those who lost homes and businesses in the Los Angeles-area fires.
Glen Winters and his family lost their veterinary hospital in the Almeda Fire in 2020. Winters told KGW he can’t imagine what people in L.A. are experiencing after losing homes filled with sentimental items and photos.
“I can’t imagine losing a home with all those memories,” Winters said.
Winters and his staff evacuated all pets from the hospital during the fire. One veterinary technician loaded a 35-pound tortoise into his pickup truck and drove to Walmart to meet the owner.
“Truly terrifying,” said Dakota Titus, recalling the rush to evacuate. “They were scared but so relieved to get their tortoise.”
Winters said the last thing he saw was a wall of fire approaching. “When I looked down the street, there was a 30-foot wall of flames a block and a half away, with embers flying everywhere,” he said. “It was time to leave, so I got out.”
The next day, only his hospital sign and American flag remained standing. Winters said his daughter had nightmares after learning the building had burned. It took 18 months to get approval to rebuild, and they constructed a larger facility.
“It’s a different community,” Winters said about Phoenix nearly five years later. “It doesn’t make it better, not worse, just different now that people we all knew are gone.”
Daniel Aldrich, director of the Resilience Studies Program at Northeastern University in Boston, lost his family’s home during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He said disaster survivors might expect government or insurance help, but most support comes from friends and community.
“Do we just go back to how things were?” he asked. “We have nostalgia for the past. Things were better in the past. Or do we start encouraging a different approach?”
Aldrich suggested building with more space between houses and clearing vegetation up to 100 yards from homes. “Ways to redesign the community with mobility in mind, access in mind,” he said. “Think through ways homes themselves can be livable even if there are fires in the future.”
The community supported the Winters family through their recovery. “I had people sending me checks saying, ‘You took care of our animals and now it’s time to take care of you,’” Winters said.
Aldrich emphasized adapting to a new normal. “We have to recognize resiliency does not mean we keep things as they were,” he said. “It means we’re building a new sense of normalcy, a new sense of daily life, where we’ll have those connections and work together.”
Oregon
Oregon port temporarily allowed to apply wastewater to fields despite drinking water concerns
Oregon will allow the Port of Morrow to dump nitrate-rich wastewater on agricultural fields in the Lower Umatilla Basin through the end of February — despite a drinking water crisis linked to nitrates in the region’s groundwater.
In a statement announcing her executive order declaring a state of emergency, Gov. Tina Kotek said jobs would be at stake in the basin if the state didn’t take action.
According to a press release, a wet winter combined with anticipated rain and freezing conditions means the port is set to exceed its current storage capacity in February. If that happens, it won’t be able to accept wastewater from food processors and other businesses in the area.
While the executive order will allow the port to disperse wastewater at a time it’s normally prohibited, it also placed limits. The port is allowed to apply wastewater only to fields at “low risk” of contaminating drinking water. The port also agreed to open new lined wastewater storage lagoons that are supposed to prevent future off-season wastewater dumping by Nov. 1, which is ahead of schedule.
“I did not make this decision lightly,” Kotek said. “We must balance protecting thousands of jobs in the region, the national food supply, and domestic well users during this short period of time during an unusually wet winter.”
For three decades, nitrates caused primarily by the agricultural industry have seeped into groundwater and put public health at risk.
“Morrow and Umatilla counties are key to our state’s agricultural production — directly and indirectly employing thousands of Oregonians and feeding not just Oregonians, but families across the globe,” she said. “My office has heard directly from producers and farmers in the Lower Umatilla Basin that pausing operations even for a short time in February would be devastating to the local economy and potentially shut down some operations permanently.”
Groundwater is the primary drinking water source for Morrow and Umatilla County residents. Many in the area who drink out of private wells have tested four to five times higher than the federal government’s limit of 10 milligrams of nitrates per liter, which can cause serious health effects.
Although studies have shown that the port directly contributed only a small fraction of the region’s groundwater nitrate contamination, the state has fined the industrial hub at least $3.1 million in penalties for violating its permit with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
The port eventually committed to invest $500 million to upgrade its wastewater system by the end of 2025 but continued to rack up fines in the meantime. DEQ also modified the port’s permit, limiting wastewater application on agricultural fields during the winter months.
During Kotek’s first visit to the region in May 2023, she stopped short of declaring a public health emergency in the Lower Umatilla Basin, citing she was focused on meeting community needs and making sure resources, like well testing and water deliveries, were available.
At the time, she said she wasn’t given enough information that declaring a public health emergency would “change anything we’re doing.”
For the past three years, local environmental justice organizations and residents have pushed the state, as well as city and county leaders, to do more to address this decades-long issue. Many residents rely on private wells for water, and most those wells are not monitored by the state.
Recently, three state agencies — the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the Oregon Water Resources Department and the Oregon Health Authority — released a multi-year Nitrate Reduction Plan that outlines short-, medium- and long-term goals on how each agency will work to lower nitrate levels in Eastern Oregon.
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Takeaways: still positives for Penn State basketball despite the loss to Oregon
Penn State basketball Mike Rhoades Indiana post game interview
The Nittany Lions have their 4-game winning streak snapped by the Hoosiers inside the Palestra.
Penn State basketball lost a game it should have won. That is where this conversation starts.
The Nittany Lions (12-5, 2-4 Big Ten) were up eight points on No. 15 Oregon with (15-2, 4-2) 5:41 left in the second half, but poor defensive execution allowed the Ducks to steal won on the road and win 82-81. Mike Rhoades didn’t mince words after the game either as he described the final stretch.
“We choked down the stretch,” Rhoades said after the game, “We talked about being solid on defense and we weren’t – we gave up two 3-pointers. We talked about taking care of the basketball; we had two turnovers that led to baskets.
“Credit to Oregon. They did not falter down the stretch, and they’re really, really good. But that was a game we could have won but we didn’t.”
The optics also aren’t good seeing as Penn State has lost three conference games in a row after a promising start to the season.
Frustration is warranted and doubts are understandable. But there are some clear positives Penn State can take from the game against the Ducks and it can hopefully be the start of something better going forward.
No Ace up their sleeve: Nittany Lions make it work without Ace Baldwin
If any team had to go against a top-25 opponent without its best player, the odds would not be favorable, especially when that player is a ball-dominant facilitator like Baldwin, who missed the game while recovering from a back injury.
But after struggling against Oregon’s defense in the first half, Penn State found its offensive rhythm in the second, outscoring the Ducks 47-41 over the final 20 minutes with more players being involved on a possession-by-possession basis. Don’t forget that Baldwin’s a near 14-point scorer in a game where his team lost by one. Even if he didn’t score like he usually does, the gravity would’ve helped immensely.
Also remember that Baldwin isn’t just an offensive hub, he’s also their best perimeter defender. Had he played Sunday afternoon, he likely draws the assignment on the red-hot Jackson Shelstad, who was Oregon’s leading scorer.
For his team to perform well without Baldwin, Rhoades has to feel confident about this group and how they’ll continue to grow with experience until they get Baldwin back.
Penn State’s 3-point shooting made a comeback
If Penn State had shot the ball how it did the previous two games, there was no way the Nittany Lions would’ve managed to come back. But they shot 36% (7-for-19) on 3-pointers Sunday afternoon, the most since they made 11 against Coppin St. and the best percentage since they shot 39% against Rutgers in early December.
The team is best when it gets to the rim, but to continue doing that, they need spacing to open lanes for Nick Kern and Puff Johnson to drive, and for Yanic Konan Niederhauser to operate in the post. And it wasn’t as if Penn State was taking ill-advised shots; the open ones simply weren’t falling. Hopefully this is the game that gets the shooting back on track, because they need it.
Freddie Dilione V’s breakout game
Entering Sunday, Dilione averaged 11 points per game in Big Ten competition, and after he had a quiet six points against Illinois, it stood to reason that he would bounce back.
“He’s getting more mature,” Rhoades said about Dilione. “Freddie’s biggest thing is to just keep growing and maturing, understanding the game and being a student of the game. When you play and have coaches that are investing in you, what happens? You start having success.”
It paid off in a big way as Dilione had a game-high 21 points on 4-for-6 shooting on 3-pointers. The sophomore guard downplayed his career-high because of the team result, but a performance like that has to give him confidence.
Moreover, he could possibly blossom into the secondary shooter Penn State needs opposite Zach Hicks. Does this mean Dilione will suddenly become a consistent 20-point scorer who shoots 66% from deep? Not at all, but another perimeter scoring threat who can realistically get into the mid-30s with his 3-point percentage would open up the offense for everyone.
The Nittany Lions need something positive to carry into their road game against Nationally-ranked Michigan State Wednesday night; they have that as they get deeper into conference play.
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