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Ducks defend Pac-12 crown with 31-24 win over USC
Oregon holds off previously undefeated Trojans late By GREG BEACHAM, Associated Press
Published: December 18, 2020, 9:26pm
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10 Photos Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal, center, and defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, right, present their championship trophy and MVP trophy after winning the NCAA college football game for the Pac-12 Conference championship Friday, Dec 18, 2020, in Los Angeles. Oregon won 31-24. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Photo Gallery
LOS ANGELES Oregon didn’t win its Pac-12 division, and it only got into the championship game because Washington had to drop out. The Ducks hadn’t won a game in nearly a month before they took the Coliseum field Friday night.
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USC, Kedon Slovis can’t rally this time in loss to Oregon in Pac-12 title game [Los Angeles Times]
Every lucky break, every charmed comeback, every fortuitous twist of fate over this strange and extraordinary season had led USC back to this familiar place, with the clock ticking away, its backs against the wall and the ball in Kedon Slovis’ hands.
An entire season of evidence had taught the Trojans to believe. They’d been here so many times before, tap-dancing along the brink of defeat, that they’d learned to take comfort in the tension. In a season that nearly fell apart before it started, in a year that offered so few reasons to keep the faith, USC mounted so many miracle comebacks that it was impossible not to wonder whether it might happen again in the Pac-12 title game, just when it mattered most.
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Slovis fell victim to the pressure applied by Oregon’s defensive front, throwing three interceptions and suffering three sacks throughout the game. (James Wolfe | Daily Trojan)
The No. 13 Trojans lost to the Oregon Ducks in the Pac-12 Championship Game Friday by a score of 31-24. The Trojans’ record now falls to 5-1 with this marking their first loss of the season.
It was a game of catch-up from the start for USC. Sophomore quarterback Kedon Slovis threw an interception to senior cornerback Lenoir Deommodore on USC’s first drive to put the Ducks in the red zone. Three plays later, the Ducks scored.
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