Pac 10 Sports Blog

The Oregon Ducks squared off against the Oregon State Beavers in what was a de facto Pac 10 title game.  The Ducks got the victory 37-33 behind the running of LaMichael James and LeGarrette Blount.  James, only a freshmen, ran for 166 yards and three scores.  Blount made his 1st appearance since being suspend following a season opening loss to Boise State and was very effective running for 51 yards and a score.  The victory sends Oregon to the Rose Bowl to face Big Ten Champion Ohio State.  The Beavers will face BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl. For the entire college bowl schedule look to our friends at Football-Bowl.com.

The “Civil War” battle between the Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers took place last night with a Rose Bowl berth on the line. While the road teams had been victorious in recent years in this series, the home team won this one as the Oregon Ducks won 37-33 to earn a berth in the 2010 Rose Bowl. Oregon got the ball from Oregon State with over 6 minutes remaining and held onto the ball the remainder of the game to ensure the victory. Oregon State now appears to be heading to the Las Vegas Bowl to face Utah per the latest bowl projections.

The Trojans of USC defeated in city rival UCLA 28-7.  The victory moved USC up two slots to #18.  The Stanford Cardinal jumped back into the rankings after a thrilling victory over Notre Dame.  Stanford scored in the final minutes of the game for a 45-38 victory to vault them to #24 in the BCS college football Top 25 rankings. The conference title will be on the line in the Civil War as #16 Oregon State travels to #7 Oregon on Thursday night, December 3rd in front of a national ESPN audience. The winner will face Ohio State in the Rose Bowl on January 1st. USC hosts Arizona and #19 California goes to Washington on Saturday to wrap up the regular season.

The Oregon Ducks lead the conference in the rankings as they moved up two slots to #8 following their OT victory at Arizona.  Oregon State moved up to #16 after thrashing Washington State 42-10.  The Civil War always means something no matter the records when bitter rivals Oregon and Oregon State do battle.  This season it means even more has they do battle in Eugene on December 3rd in front of a national audience.  The winner will get a trip to the Rose Bowl to face Ohio State.  USC dropped two spots to #20 on his bye week.  The Trojans will battle city rival UCLA on the 28th.  California moved up to #22 in the college football rankings after a big victory at Stanford.  Cal will end the season on December 5th when they travel to Washington. Meanwhile, fans can find great Pac 10 merchandise including Oregon Ducks apparel online at Sports-Shop.com.

The Oregon Ducks moved up 2 slots to #11 with their domination of Arizona State.  Oregon travels to Arizona to face the Wildcats in prime time on November 21st.  The Stanford Cardinal entered the rankings at #17 following their annihilation of USC, 55-21.  The Cardinal hosts #25 California this week.  USC fell from #9 to #18 with their loss to Stanford.  The Trojans have a week off before hosting rival UCLA.  Oregon State moved 4 slots to #19 following an impressive 48-21 victory over Washington.  The Beavers travel to Washington State this week.  The Golden Bears of California moved into the rankings at #25 after their 24-16 victory over Arizona.  California will have a difficult time staying in the rankings as they travel to Stanford.

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USC moved up two slots to #5 in the BCS college football Top 25 with tough home victory over Oregon State 42-36.  The Trojans will have a difficult test when they travel to Eugene to face Oregon on October 31st.  The #10 Ducks were extremely impressive in their road victory at Washington.  The Ducks held down Washington’s potent offense in the 43-19 victory.  The Wildcats of Arizona moved up from #22 to #20 with their 27-13 victory over as Arizona continues to jockey for position in the 2009-2010 bowl predictions.  The Cal Bears reappeared in the top 25 falling in at #24.  The Golden Bears defeated Washington State 49-17.  Cal travels to Arizona State on October 31st.

When the dust settled on Sunday and the bowl teams were announced, 5 Pac-10 football teams learned not only their destinations for the 2008 bowl season but also their bowl opponents. The Las Vegas Bowl will feature Arizona facing perennial Pac-10 beater BYU on December 20th to kick off the bowl season for the Pac-10. A week later on the 27th California faces Miami (FL) in the Emerald Nuts Bowl. On December 30th, Oregon face Oklahoma State in an intriguing match-up in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl and Oregon State will play Pittsburgh in the Brut Sun Bowl on New Year’s Eve. Finally to cap off the 2008-2009 bowl season for the Pac-10, the USC Trojans will face off with the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Rose Bowl presented by Citi on New Year’s Day @ 4:30 pm on ABC.

For the 4th time in 5 years, the USC Trojans will be playing in the Rose Bowl. Pete Carroll’s Trojans beat Michigan in January 2004 & 2007 while falling to Texas in the 2005 Rose Bowl which determined the 2004 BCS National Championship. This season it’s USC vs. Illinois in the Rose Bowl and the 2008 Rose Bowl preview is now live from College Sports Fans. While USC apparel & clothing is flying off the shelves at most stores and online, Trojan fans must be thinking about what could have been as injuries are likely the only reason USC isn’t in position for another BCS National Championship this season.