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since 2016 last season. “It’s kind of weird going back to the first install, it’s not new verbiage and not new things. It made it a lot easier this year.“Honestly, it felt weird because it hasn’t (like this) been since high school. I’m just used to learning different things, so it’s good not to have to learn an entire new system this year and have the same play-caller and have the same quarterback coach.”

That familiarity makes for a much smoother offensive operation.“Just spitting out play calls a lot easier and just processing,” Nix said. “Being around ‘VJ’ (defensive coordinator Vance Joseph) for a year and understanding the defense that I’m going to get. It’s a lot better and a lot more enjoyable not thinking right now as opposed to what I was doing last year.“It’s fun, it’s fun to be in the know and it’s fun to have a little more of an understanding of what’s going on so I can be a little more beneficial to others and help them out along the way. I feel good.”

Nix always felt as if he was going back to Square 1 in his three seasons at Auburn and two at Oregon, because he was.Nix said he’s excited to also have so many familiar faces in the huddle.

“The same guys you’re throwing it to. The same center and the same line,” Nix said. “Being the same, it’s going to be — it’s hard to even explain. You’re going to see it in ways that you can’t even understand. It’s just a natural thing to go out there and just pick up right where you left off and not have to restart.”

After a slow start, Nix had a terrific rookie season, throwing for 3,775 yards and 29 touchdowns in 2024 to go with a dozen interceptions.AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on Utah’s ban on fluoride in public drinking water.

“It really shouldn’t be forced on people,” DeSantis said.U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has applauded Utah for being the first state to enact a ban and said he plans to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to

A majority of Utah water systems already did not add fluoride. The state ranked 44th in the nation for the percentage of residents receiving fluoridated water, with about 2 in 5 receiving it in 2022, according to CDC data. The law will impact about 1.6 million people in Salt Lake City and elsewhere in northern Utah who are losing fluoridation, state officials say.Dentists in Salt Lake City over the past week said many patients were unaware of the upcoming ban, and most did not realize the city had been adding fluoride to their drinking water for nearly two decades.