PAC-12 ROUNDUP
No. 7 Oregon 52, Colorado 29: Anthony Brown Jr. threw for 307 yards and three touchdowns, and host Oregon amassed a season-high 568 total yards. Travis Dye ran for two touchdowns and caught another for Oregon (7-1, 6-1 Pac-12), which extended its winning streak at Autzen Stadium to 17 games.
Brendon Lewis threw for 224 yards and three TDs for the Buffaloes (2-5, 1-4) who were outmatched by the Ducks. Brenden Rice, son of San Francisco 49ers great Jerry Rice, had 102 yards receiving and a touchdown.
Although he was met by some boos from the home crowd early against Cal on Oct. 15, Brown shook off the critics and rallied Oregon with two unanswered touchdowns in the fourth quarter for a 24-17 victory. The final touchdown was Brown’s 11-yard keeper.
USC 41, Arizona 34: Drake London caught nine passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the Coliseum field with a serious right leg injury late in the first half, dampening host Southern California’s win. Keaontay Ingram rushed for 186 yards and a touchdown, and Gary Bryant Jr. caught two TD passes as the Trojans (4-4, 3-3 Pac-12) snapped their three-game home losing streak. They also extended the Wildcats’ epic skid to 20 games, the longest active slide in the Football Bowl Subdivision and the longest in Pac-12 history. But London left the Coliseum field on a cart after injuring his right leg while making his second touchdown catch on a 6-yard pass from Jaxson Dart.
California 39, Oregon State 25: Chase Garbers threw one of his three TD passes one play after host California partially blocked a punt and the Golden Bears beat Oregon State. The key point in the game came in the closing seconds of the third quarter with Cal (3-5, 2-3 Pac-12) leading by seven points. Chance Nolan couldn’t connect with Trevon Bradford on a third-down pass and sent out Luke Loecher to punt. Nick Alftin got a piece of the kick and it went out of bounds 1 yard past the line of scrimmage. Garbers then went deep and connected on a 38-yard TD pass to Trevon Clark to make it 31-17 on the final play of the third quarter. The Beavers (5-3, 3-2) lost for the second time in three games.
Washington State 34, Arizona State 21: Jayden de Laura accounted for three touchdowns and Washington State forced five turnovers in a win over host Arizona State. The Cougars (5-4, 4-2 Pac-12), one of the nation’s best at creating takeaways, were at their ball-hawking best in the first half, forcing four turnovers. Washington State’s offense capitalized, scoring 24 points after Arizona State turnovers for its first win since coach Nick Rolovich was fired on Oct. 18 for not complying with the state’s vaccination mandate. The Sun Devils (5-3, 3-2) got off to an abysmal start coming off a bye week, turning it over on their opening three drives, including twice in the first three plays.