The march toward the College Football Playoff continued without interruption on Saturday for No. 3 Ohio State, while No. 12 Oregon's march began in convincing fashion. The Buckeyes let Rutgers score some points but never truly sweated the outcome of a 49-27 win over the Scarlet Knights, while the Ducks bounced back from an early deficit for a solid 35-14 win over Stanford in the season-opener for both as the Pac-12 began play on Saturday.
Oregon's ability to run the football was an especially encouraging sign as the Ducks are replacing their entire starting offensive line from last season's team that won the Rose Bowl. The Ducks averaged 6.7 yards per carry against Stanford, led by junior running back CJ Verdell's 105 yards on 20 carries. In total, Oregon ran the ball 40 times in their first game under first-year offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead. Oregon plays at Washington State next week.
Meanwhile, Ohio State showed its aerial might again as Justin Fields continued his Heisman Trophy bid with another nearly flawless outing. The junior quarterback completed 24 of 28 passes for 314 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions, bringing his season total to 11 touchdowns and no interceptions. In his 17 total games with Ohio State, Fields has now thrown 52 touchdowns and only three interceptions. The Buckeyes will try and improve to 4-0 at Maryland next week.
College football scores -- Week 10
No. 13 Indiana 38, No. 23 Michigan 21 -- Recap
No. 20 USC 28, Arizona State 27 -- Box score
No. 22 Texas 17, West Virginia 16 -- Box score
No. 19 Oklahoma 62, Kansas 9 -- Box score
No. 6 Cincinnati 38, Houston 10 -- Box score
No. 8 Florida 44, No. 5 Georgia 28 -- Recap, takeaways
No. 14 Oklahoma State 20, Kansas State 18 -- Box score
No. 7 Texas A&M 48, South Carolina 3 -- Box score
No. 3 Ohio State 49, Rutgers 27 -- Box score
No. 4 Notre Dame 47, No. 1 Clemson 40 (2OT) -- Recap, takeaways
No. 12 Oregon 35, Stanford 14 -- Box score
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