US EditionMoore Throws 2 TD Passes and No. 6 Oregon Derails No. 16 USC’s CFP Hopes with a 42
USC's 42-27 loss to Oregon featured multiple special teams errors and penalties that ended their College Football Playoff hopes with one regular-season game left.
- Saturday, No. 6 Oregon Ducks defeated No. 16 USC Trojans 42-27 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, in front of 59,588, all but eliminating USC's College Football Playoff hopes.
- Penalty and kickoff/punt errors repeatedly put USC in a hole, as three of their four first-half penalties were unsportsmanlike flags and special-teams miscues flipped field position.
- Oregon seized momentum when Malik Benson returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown, while Dante Moore threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns and Noah Whittington rushed for 104 yards and a score.
- USC now has one regular-season game left, hosting UCLA on Nov. 29, and is likely headed to a second-tier bowl while Oregon's win boosts its playoff hosting chances.
- Trojans' passing produced big yardage but costly turnovers as Jayden Maiava completed 25 of 43 for 306 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions.
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