Ducks, Bryce Boettcher take aim at another national award

Oregon Ducks inside linebacker Bryce Boettcher walks off the field as the Oregon Ducks host the Oregon State Beavers Sept. 20, 2025, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesFrom South Eugene High School, former Axe quarterback, safety and centerfielder Bryce Boettcher won the 2024 Burlsworth Trophy as the most outstanding college football player who began his career as a walk-on.

A year later, Boettcher is a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, also known as "The Academic Heisman," won by Justin Herbert in 2019 and Bo Nix in 2023. Herbert used to tutor in the biology lab.

It's named for William V. Campbell, a former head…