EUGENE -- Oregon did the expected Saturday: It delivered Portland State a paycheck and a beatdown.
The 23rd-ranked Ducks routed their in-state opponent from the Football Championship Subdivision on Saturday, 62-14, behind four touchdown passes by quarterback Justin Herbert in front of 47,210 in Autzen Stadium.
Unlike the slow start to their season opener last week, the Ducks (2-0) jumped on PSU (0-2) immediately, scoring touchdowns on six of its first seven drives while allowing zero points through the game's first 22 minutes. At the half, Oregon led by 28. By the third quarter's end, that margin was 42.