Marquee matchup
Oregon tailback Royce Freeman vs. the UCLA run defense. Freeman needs 140 yards to break LaMichael James’ school record of 5,082 career rushing yards, and the odds are in his favor that he’ll set the mark. The Bruins have allowed a tailback or a quarterback — sometimes both — to gain at least 100 yards rushing in every game this season. It’s added up to the second-worst run defense in the country, with UCLA allowing an average of 313 yards on the ground a game.
Getting offensive
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