Marcus Mariota threw for 198 yards and four touchdowns, including two TD strikes to tight end Colt Lyerla, and No. 2 Oregon beat No. 23 Washington 52-21 on Saturday night.
Redshirt freshman Marcus Mariota threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns, including a 55-yard scoring pass to freshman Bralon Addison late in the third quarter, and No. 3 Oregon beat No. 22 Arizona 49-0 Saturday night.
Oregon coach Chip Kelly announced Friday that Marcus Mariota earned the position over sophomore Bryan Bennett, who was Darron Thomas' backup last season. Thomas left school early to declare his eligibility for the NFL draft.
Our son Devon was one of the Jr. Duck Club captions at the football game. His favorite player is the kicker Rob Beard. He was really embarrased because the Duck kept on teasing him! GO DUCKS!!!
Michael Ford ran for two touchdowns and Jarrett Lee admirably directed LSU's offense in place of suspended quarterback Jordan Jefferson in the fourth-ranked Tigers' season-opening 40-27 victory over No. 3 Oregon.
Kickers may get the least coaching of any college football players — often practicing off by themselves and correcting their own mistakes — but consider how different Monday night's title game would look if not for some key makes and misses this season.
Along with all that flash and dash and those snazzy uniforms, No. 1 Oregon will bring a hefty dose of good old-fashioned grit to the BCS national title game.
The Ducks can lock up an outright conference title and a spot in the national championship game in Glendale, Ariz., next week with a victory at Oregon State.
Watch out Rob Beard ... George and Alice, the resident elephants at the Wildlife Safari in Winston, Ore., will be showing off their kickoff skills at the park's Civil War festivities.