The Oregon Ducks punched their ticket to the college football playoff with a 51-13 win over the Arizona Wildcats in the Pac-12 Championship.
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No. 2 Oregon had revenge on their minds in the Pac-12 Championship as they faced No. 7 Arizona, and they achieved exactly that with a 51-13 blowout win to win their first Pac-12 title since 2011, and they are guaranteed a spot in the college football playoff.
The Ducks had previously lost to the Wildcats, 31-24, but they avenged their only loss of the season in every way possible. Their offense was off to a slow start in the first quarter as they only scored six points, but they began clicking and stormed out to a 30-0 lead after halftime.
Quarterback Marcus Mariota cemented his Heisman Trophy win with five total touchdowns. He threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns on 25-of-38 passing while running for 33 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries.
Running back Royce Freeman ran for 114 yards on 21 carries, and wide receiver Darren Carrington caught seven passes for 126 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, the Wildcats were in for a nightmare as they went through three quarterbacks. Anu Solomon was held to 34 yards before being replaced by Jesse Scroggins.
Backup quarterback Jerrard Randall scored a touchdown as the clock winded down and rushed for 81 yards on 10 carries. Scroggins threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Cayleb Jones, but the Wildcats only came up with 224 total yards.
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