The college football schedule is going on hard and the biggest game of the weekend is taking place in Oregon as the Ducks host the UCLA Bruins in a huge Pac-12 matchup at Autzen Stadium in a game that will be live on TV on ESPN starting up at 7:00 PM and it will also be streaming online on Watch ESPN.
The Ducks have been one of the most productive teams in all of college football this season and their offense has been humming along all season and they are now the first team to score over 40 points in their first seven games in over 100 years and quarterback Marcus Mariota has put himself right in the middle of the Heisman race with his performance. The Ducks are right there in the BCS national championship hunt as well ranked third behind Florida State and their road to the national title must get them past this next stretch against UCLA and then against Stanford. Mariota has over 25 touchdowns combined this season passing and rushing and UCLA comes into the game with one loss this year to Stanford and this game is crucial if they want to stay in things as well, but playing against a team like Oregon is a tough test for Jim Mora.
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Mariota comes into the game with a ridiculous rating and percentage with zero interceptions to 19 touchdowns and he has already passed for over 2,000 yards. This season he has over 700 yards rushing with nine touchdowns and he has helped the team to rank in the top five of the nation in rushing yards per game with over 330 on the ground. Josh Huff and Bralon Addison have been the top receivers for Mariota and they have 12 combined touchdowns and the team is coming into the game ridiculously hot, as they have scored over 40 points in every game this season and they have just one without 50 and now they will face their toughest matchup on the schedule against the Bruins in the Pac-12 contest.
The team is ranked in the top 20 in passing yards per game with over 300 per contest and the offense amazingly isn't even the highest scoring on average in the nation, but they are close at number two with over 55 points per game. The defense has been doing its part as well, averaging less than 20 points allowed per game and they are coming off their two most points allowed but also their two best opponents faced in Washington and Washington State and now they have the Bruins coming to town. Mariota has rushed for 493 yards this season to rank second on the team and Huff is leading the receivers with 32 catches for 627 yards and six touchdowns, while Addison is next with 32 catches for 545 yards and six scores this season.
The Ducks opened the season with a big win over an easy opponent before playing against Virginia and then in a game against an SEC team in Tennessee the team almost scored 60 again and now they will have a tough opponent in the Bruins, who have a great quarterback as well in Brett Hundley, who has put up some great numbers as well with 1,600 yards passing and 13 touchdowns. The team is coming off of a loss to Stanford and before that they won all five games, including wins over Nebraska and Cal, and this season they are averaging nearly 40 points per game ranking 20th in the nation. The defense for the Bruins this season is ranked 17th in the nation with under 20 points per game and they are coming off of wins over Utah and Nevada and after playing against Oregon the team will play against Colorado and Arizona before playing against Washington and Arizona State before playing USC.
