BERKELEY, Calif. -- Every time it seemed like California might be ready to mount a comeback, Oregon's opportunistic defense stepped up and delivered.
A week after a crushing collapse, the Ducks responded with a resilient performance for their first Pac-12 road win since 2016.
Justin Herbert threw two touchdown passes to help No. 19 Oregon build a big lead and the Ducks used five takeaways and two defensive touchdowns to avoid a repeat of last week's loss to Stanford, beating No. 24 California 42-24 on Saturday night.
"We had a lot of naysayers saying we were going to be back to the old Oregon way," linebacker Troy Dye said.