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The college football world is reeling after Oregon's stunning home loss to UCLA Saturday, and the Ducks' playoff hopes are now hanging by a thread. Number twenty-one UCLA won seventeen to fifteen in Eugene, with Wayne Knight rushing for over a hundred yards and hauling in the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter. Oregon, the preseason number two team in the country, simply cannot afford another slip.
Speaking of slip-ups, number one Texas had the Red River Rivalry in hand before Arch Manning threw two fourth-quarter interceptions that handed Oklahoma the upset. The Longhorns came in four and oh, riding high in their first SEC season, but Manning's late-game mistakes erased what had been a highlight reel afternoon from receivers Ryan Wingo and Cam Coleman. Big questions in Austin tonight.
Meanwhile in Columbus, Ohio State looked every bit like a legitimate national title contender. Julian Sayin threw four touchdown passes, and Jeremiah Smith turned two short catches into dazzling scores, further cementing his Heisman case in a forty-five to sixteen dismantling of Maryland. The Buckeyes now brace for what could be the toughest stretch of their schedule.
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