Oregon thwarts Oregon State 65-38

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP)—Jacquizz Rodgers watched solemnly on the sideline wearing his No. 1 jersey over his street clothes as Oregon State’s Rose Bowl aspirations slipped away.

Rival Oregon all but crushed the Beavers’ hopes of going to Pasadena on New Year’s Day with a 65-38 victory Saturday in the highest-scoring game in the Civil War rivalry.

EUGENE — One week after he silenced critics with a season-saving drive for Oregon, quarterback Jeremiah Masoli may have finally won his critics over Saturday against Arizona.

The sophomore quarterback threw for 298 yards and accounted for five touchdowns, leading the Ducks to a 55-45 victory against Arizona.

TEMPE — Jeremiah Masoli kept his starting job — and how.

The sophomore transfer from City College of San Francisco ran for a touchdown and passed for another, directing the dominant Oregon offense to a 54-20 rout of Arizona State on Saturday night.

The victory kept the Ducks (6-2 overall, 4-1 Pac-10) tied with USC for the Pac-10 lead. The Trojans hold the tiebreaker, though, because of a 44-10 victory over Oregon on Oct. 4.

Jeremiah Johnson and LeGarrette Blount ran for two touchdowns apiece for the Ducks.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP)—Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli ran for 170 yards and a touchdown in the Ducks’ 31-24 victory over UCLA on Saturday night.

Masoli, who entered the season as the third-string quarterback, also completed five of 19 passes for 42 yards and a score for the Ducks (5-2, 3-1 Pacific-10).

Kahlil Bell and Derrick Coleman each ran for a touchdown for the Bruins (2-4, 1-2), hit late in the game by a scary injury to receiver Terrence Austin, who had to be carted off the field at Autzen Stadium.