The Pac-12 North Division title is within sight for the Oregon football team. Even bigger prizes lay farther out on the horizon.
The Ducks remained in the thick of the College Football Playoff race for another week after beating Washington State on Saturday, 38-24. Oregon survived two turnovers that led to 10 points for the Cougars, relying on a running game that pounded out 306 yards and four UO touchdowns.
Anthony Brown was 17-of-22 passing for 135 yards and a touchdown, and he rushed 17 times for 123 yards and another score. Travis Dye had one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown, and Byron Cardwell rushed for 98 yards and two fourth-quarter scores.