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It's safe to say neither Stanford nor Oregon thought either team would be where it is now when the season started. Stanford, with Heisman-hopeful Christian McCaffrey, was ranked No. 8 in the preseason and expected to claim the Pac-12 title. The Ducks, who played for the national title two seasons ago, are 3-6 overall (1-5 Pac-12) and facing the prospect they might not become bowl eligible. Continue to Article

November 11, 2016 5:38:pm EST

Utah will continue moving toward a possible berth in the Pac-12 championship game for the first time in program history while Arizona State simply hopes to have its starting quarterback back in the lineup when the teams meet Thursday (9:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1). The No. 16 Utes (7-2, 4-2) are coming off a bye following a seven-point loss to No. 5 Washington on Oct. 29, and despite the loss they still control their own destiny in a jumbled Pac-12 South race. By winning its final three games, Utah would at worst force a three-way tie in the division, and in that scenario the Utes' victories over Colorado and USC would propel them to the title game against the Pac-12 North winner -- a likely rematch against Washington. Continue to Article

November 08, 2016 12:51:pm EST

Oregon coach Mark Helfrich is on the hot seat after another blowout loss. Oregon coach Mark Helfrich wasn’t on the hot seat to start the season, but as the team has endured blowout loss after blowout loss, the unrest is palpable in Eugene. Continue to Article

November 06, 2016 12:46:pm EST

Ronald Jones tied a school single-game record with four rushing touchdowns and Southern California demolished Oregon 45-20 on Saturday. Sam Darnold had 309 yards passing and two touchdowns with one interception to help propel USC (6-3, 5-2 Pac-12) to its first five-game winning streak since 2013. After rushing for a career-high 223 yards in the Trojans' win over California, Jones again feasted on one of the worst rushing defenses in college football. Continue to Article

November 05, 2016 10:54:pm EST

Christian McCaffrey rushed for 199 yards and a touchdown, Bryce Love added a 56-yard touchdown run and Stanford beat Oregon State 26-15 on Saturday afternoon. Conrad Ukropina kicked a career-high four field goals, including a personal best-tying 52-yarder in the first half, to help the Cardinal (6-3, 4-3 Pac-12) become bowl eligible. Stanford sputtered offensively much of the day and had to overcome three fumbled snaps by quarterback Keller Chryst but held on to win its seventh straight against Oregon State (2-7, 1-5). Continue to Article

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