UCLA moves closer to title game
UCLA freshman Josh Rosen threw for 220 yards and a touchdown and the visiting Bruins beat No. 18 Utah 17-9 on Saturday to move one game closer to the Pac-12 championship game.
The Bruins (8-3, 5-3 Pac-12) can earn a berth in the conference title game for the first time since 2012 with a win over USC next week. UCLA hasn’t won the Pac-12 crown since 1998.
The Bruins scored touchdowns on two long drives to start the first and third quarters, and that was enough against the short-handed Utes. Utah running back Devontae Booker is out for the remainder of the regular season after having knee surgery Thursday.
Joe Williams ran for 121 yards to lead Utah (8-3, 5-3).
#23 Oregon 48, #22 USC
28: Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 407 yards and six touchdowns and the host Ducks (8-3, 6-2 )won their fifth straight game. They have not dropped a game since Adams returned from a finger injury he sustained in the season opener against Eastern Washington. It was the third game since coming back that he’s thrown for 300 or more yards and at least four scores. The Trojans (7-4, 5-3) were still vying for a spot in the conference
championship game, but no longer controlled their own destiny in the Pac-12 South. Arizona State 52, Arizona
37: Mike Bercovici threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns in his final home game, and the Sun Devils (6-5, 4-4) returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats (6-6, 3-6), down 21-0 at halftime, cut their deficit to 38-30 in the fourth quarter before Arizona State’s Kareem Orr and Lloyd Carrington returned interceptions for scores. Devin Lucien had nine catches for 190 yards for Arizona State, which had 565 yards of total
offense to become bowl eligible for the fifth straight season. Washington State 27, Colorado 3: Quarterbacks Luke Falk and Peyton Bender combined for 332 yards and two touchdowns through the air and Gerard Wicks rushed for 123 yards as the host Cougars (8-3, 6-2) defeated the Buffaloes (4-8, 1-7). Washington 52, Oregon State 7: Jake Browning threw four touchdown passes as the visiting Huskies (5-6, 3-5) scored on their first six possessions. The Beavers (2-9, 0-8) lost their eighth consecutive game.