As the Dan Lanning era in Oregon reaches closer to fully taking off, a new quarterback will be taking the helm for the Ducks.

With 2021 starter Anthony Brown moving on, this makes it three straight years with a new QB1 and the situation is similar to a year ago.

Returning redshirt freshman Ty Thompson has been competing with a transfer quarterback all summer. Instead of Brown last year, it's Bo Nix in 2022.

And as fall camp approaches, I have five thoughts on Oregon’s most intriguing position group.

Looking back at the 2021 season, Oregon fans expectedly felt a “passing of the torch” on the offensive side of the ball. The trio of young receivers in Dont’e Thornton, Troy Franklin and Kris Hutson gave us a glimpse of what they bring to the table. Throwing them the ball was Brown in his final game as a Duck. On the sideline was Thompson, the former highest-rated quarterback recruit in Oregon history, standing waiting for his turn.

While the new look receiving corps is in place for 2022, the signal-caller torch may not end up transferring to Thompson this season, as Nix appears to be the man for the job. Nix is a former five-star recruit himself, starting his collegiate career at Auburn. There he worked under then-Auburn QBs coach and offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham in 2019. That one season with Dillingham was Nix’s best. Now as a veteran, he has him back on his sideline to go along with a roster full of talented playmakers.

The spring game showed the potential that comes from those two working together, as Nix passed for 230 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT in what was likely a tease for the season ahead, with the veteran QB having the trust of his OC to attack down the field.