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Pac-12: Oregon & USC Ruin Things for UCLA & Arizona
The Oregon Ducks got a much needed pick me up win with a 42-30 victory against the sliding UCLA behind a big performance from Marcus Mariota, while USC are back in business when it comes to the Pac-12 South, beating the no-longer undefeated Arizona Wildcats 28-26 thanks to a huge day from running back Javorius Allen.
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Arizona Over Oregon: Officials Help Shake the Pac-12 Up
Maybe even without the officials helping out, Arizona would have come out of Autzen Stadium with a win. However, their 31-24 victory over Oregon didn’t feel quite right with two terrible calls on their big winning drive, highlighted by a unsportsmanlike conduct on Tony Washington, meant that the Wildcats play spoilers to the Ducks’ ambitions a second year in a row.
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College Football – Arizona vs Oregon Predictions
Two of the three undefeated teams in the Pac-12 will go head to head as Arizona take on Oregon, hoping to recreate their upset from last season, and on the way derailing another national title bid for the Ducks.
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Oregon Over Washington State – A Lot Harder Than Expected
A lot of offense? That was to be expected. But Washington State hanging on for the entire game with Oregon? A bit more surprising, although in the end, the ability of Marcus Mariota to make plays with both his arms and his legs seemed to make the difference and keep the Ducks undefeated following their 38-31 win in Pullman.
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College Football – Rankings & Playoff Picture Keeps Changing
The interesting thing so far about this College Football season has been the ability of the top five or six teams so far – Florida State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Alabama, Oregon and Texas A&M, to distance themselves through the rankings from the pretenders to the playoff spots, as LSU become the latest team to suffer a surprising loss which sets them back quite harshly.
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Oregon Over Michigan State – Toughness No Longer a Problem
The game was closer than the 46-27 score, but Oregon proved that toughness and playing against a physical, smash-mouth team like Michigan State might no longer be a problem for them thanks to a great second half from Marcus Mariota and Royce Freeman, which was yet another low-point for the Big Ten as its teams keep getting hammered in non-conference play.
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College Football – Michigan State vs Oregon Predictions
The biggest game of week 2 and maybe one of the best we’ll see this season as #7 Michigan State travel to play #3 Oregon in what isn’t just another Big Ten – Pac-12 battle but also quite the contrast of styles between offensive and defensive mindedness, not to mention the implications on the College Football playoffs at the end of the year.
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Oregon Ducks – Worst Scoring Pac-12 Team in Bowl Season
All but one Pac-12 team have already played in their bowl games. Surprisingly, Oregon, the team with the 4th best offense in the nation, has actually been the one to put the lowest scoring game in a bowl game they won.
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Oregon Beats Texas – Mack Brown Doesn’t Get His Happy Ending
The Alamo Bowl did see a rare blowout as Oregon had no problem asserting their dominance and superiority with a 30-7 win against Texas, but the attention was mostly turned towards someone who might have coached his last College Football game, Mack Brown, instead of the real star, Marcus Mariota.
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Oregon Ducks – Marcus Mariota Will Return For His Junior Year
Despite being projected as a top 5 pick in the next NFL draft, Marcus Mariota proved he is good for his word, deciding to stay another season with Oregon in order to get his degree and maybe lead Oregon a little further than he or anyone else has been able to for the last couple of years.