Oregon's Bo Nix emotional after loss to Washington, 'no idea' on bowl status - ESPN

LAS VEGAS — Oregon quarterback Bo Nix knew the question was coming, but he hadn't allowed himself a chance to think about a response. He was still processing a game and possibly a season and five-year college football career coming to an abrupt end with a 34-31 loss to Washington in the Pac-12 Championship.

A decision on whether he would play in the Ducks' upcoming bowl game would have to wait.

«Can we just enjoy the moment right now and enjoy our season?» Nix asked. «That's not today's decision. I have no idea.»

Nix, a fifth-year senior who is now 23 years old, has made 60 career starts in college football — 34 at Auburn and now 26 at Oregon. His career stats are straight out of a video game — 14,750 passing yards and 105 touchdowns — but he'd never had a season better than this one, totaling 4,000 passing yards on a 77 completion percentage, 40 touchdowns and only three interceptions.

Oregon, led by Nix, had done nearly everything right this season to give itself an opportunity to win the Pac-12 and have a shot at the College Football Playoff. It couldn't, however, do one crucial thing twice: beat Washington.

«We didn't play well enough to win this game,» head coach Dan Lanning said postgame. «We didn't have their number, they had ours.»

After being down 20-3 at one point in the first half on Friday night, Nix and the Oregon offense woke up and brought the Ducks all the way back, scoring 21 unanswered points to take a lead in the second half. But after Washington counter-punched with 14 points in the fourth quarter, Oregon couldn't respond.

With their 11-win season now over, questions about Nix's bowl game status began to emerge. Nix, however, said he was still coming to terms with the finality of it all. Before Friday