EUGENE, Ore. — No. 20 Oregon suffered a disheartening defeat Saturday night, nearly turning its Pac-12 opener against No. 7 Stanford into a blowout before the Cardinal rallied back to win in overtime, 38-31.
Oregon had a chance to take a 31-7 lead late in the third quarter, but instead a scoop-and-score fumble return for the Cardinal sparked the rally to force overtime. In the extra period, Stanford scored first on a tipped pass that tight end Colby Parkinson hauled in. On Oregon's possession, Justin Herbert's potential game-tying TD pass to Brenden Schooler also was tipped, but the Cardinal grabbed that one too, for an interception to end the game.