It's been a special season for the No. 1 Oregon Ducks. Not only is the Oregon football team having one of it's best seasons ever with their 13-0 record, Big Ten

Since 2022, Lanning’s first season at Oregon, the Ducks have shown academic excellence. This season, Dillon Gabriel is a finalist for the Campbell Trophy (also known as the “Academic Heisman,”), and Bo Nix is the reigning Campbell Trophy winner. Nix and running back Bucky Irving were also named academic All-Americans in 2023.

After the Oregon Ducks defeated Penn State in the Big 10 Championship game, head coach Dan Lanning had nothing but praise for his QB.

The season basically began for Oregon here in Indy five months ago. The school kicked things off by inflating a 1,600-pound Duck (capital D) that floated ominously on the White River during Big Ten media days in July.

Here's what Oregon football's Dan Lanning and Dillon Gabriel said about the Ducks' prep for the Rose Bowl and College Football Playoff.