But the situation is unusual. Schools in the Mountain and Pacific Time Zones typically are represented in Indianapolis (Just two years ago, there were four: USC’s Caleb Williams, Oregon’s Bo Nix, Washington’s Michael Penix, Jr. and BYU’s Kedon Slovis.)

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