Adams throws for 6 TDs and Oregon beats USC

Really, the only team without something tangible to play for is Oregon State, and nobody wants to go winless in their own conference.

Adams, a senior transfer, had conversations during the game with Mariota, who visited his alma mater after Tennessee played Jacksonville on Thursday.

This game could decide who plays in the Pac-12 Championship game as the victor of the Pac-12 North. If Stanford wins, they win the North. Utah has already played Cal this year and missed Stanford. But in the early going, it was quite obvious that OR saw the Trojan secondary as the weakness, and Adams was going to exploit it as much as he could.

If Cal beats Stanford on Saturday, I’d say he deserves a few Pac-12 Coach of the Year consideration.

OR can still win the north if the Cardinal loses to California and Arizona will doubtlessly be motivated to end its rival’s season.

USC has won four in a row after losing at Notre Dame, its first game under Helton after the firing of Steve Sarkisian.

“I was trying to get everybody today”, Adams said. “We have weapons everywhere”. Absolutely, but it shouldn’t have a bearing on whether the Pac-12 gets in. OR was the better team on Saturday, which probably wouldn’t have changed even if USC was at full strength.

If Ohio State wins, they still have a very tough game left: at MI. After two USC touchdowns to tighten things up, though, Vernon Adams Jr. and Charles Nelson had to step up and make something happen.

Through the air, Bralon Addison led the way for the Ducks, catching five passes for 105 yards and one touchdown. That might not be the best thing against Kessler and Smith-Schuster, who have 115 plays themselves of 10 or more. The Trojans had 12 penalties, including an untimely personal foul by an offensive lineman.

Nothing, said interim head coach Clay Helton.

I know there’s a sense of “We’re wasting Jared Goff’s career!” OR is 7-1 SU when leading after three quarters. It was 38-14. The Trojans have not defeated the Bruins since 2011. The Trojans can not afford any slow starts from now on.

The Trojans sacked Adams twice, the Ducks punted and then Jackson sprinted for 41-yard touchdown on a punt return.

“We talk about that all the time”, Stanford said.

OR began to pull away in the second quarter.

The USC defense has forced an average of 2.0 turnovers over its last five games.

“The strip/sack was huge and then to immediately answer” with a touchdown was a key, Helfrich said. The loss will be enough to keep the Irish out the playoffs and an integral step for Stanford.

“Obviously unacceptable and disappointing, and we’ve got to go fix it”, Wilcox said. Unfortunately, the snap wasn’t there.

Running the ball successful will take Kessler out of those 3rd and longs on the road in a hostile environment. “Just didn’t make the play”.

If I were a betting man, I’d guess that at a few point, whether it’s after the 12-year deal is over or not, we’ll see the CFP expand. He has been USC’s most productive defensive lineman this season with 43 stops, including 7.5 for loss.

“I couldn”™t throw the ball like I wanted to or how I can,” he said. Incompletions and defensive issues where the story of the first quarter. The sophomore, who now has 68 catches for 1,217 yards and 10 touchdowns on the season, was named one of the 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award for the nation’s top receiver this week.

Kessler’s 12-yard TD pass to Tyler Petite evened it again.

The way Oregon’s high-powered offense is playing right now, look for the Ducks to take advantage of an injured Trojans defense. On Oregon’s next drive, Adams hit Kani Benoit for a 30-yard touchdown pass.

Trainers taped Smith-Schuster’s left ankle on the sideline and he returned.