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Down 20-6, Oregon Rallies Past Northwestern 34-26 Behind Raiola’s 336 Yards

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Oregon wide receiver Dakorien Moore runs with the ball during the Ducks' 34-26 comeback win over Northwestern at Autzen Stadium

Oregon was down 20-6 at home and reeling. Then the second half happened. The Ducks outscored Northwestern 21-6 after halftime to win 34-26 at Autzen Stadium on Saturday, with backup quarterback Dylan Raiola throwing for 336 yards and three touchdowns.

Northwestern scored on its first four drives. Aidan Chiles hit Griffin Wilde for a 64-yard touchdown and ran one in himself, and two Jackson Kleather field goals built a 20-6 lead. Oregon answered before the break, Raiola finding Dakorien Moore for a 10-yard touchdown with 49 seconds left in the half to make it 20-13.

Kleather’s 49-yard field goal pushed the lead back to 10 in the third quarter, but Raiola hit Jamari Johnson for a 17-yard score, and freshman Brandon Smith scored on a 2-yard run on fourth-and-goal early in the fourth quarter for Oregon’s first lead, 27-23. Kleather cut it to 27-26 with another 49-yarder, and on the very next play Raiola found Moore again, this time for a 75-yard touchdown that sealed it.

Moore caught seven passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns. Smith ran for 82 yards and a score after Oregon lost two running backs to injury during the game. For Northwestern, Chiles threw for 281 yards and a touchdown and ran for 93 yards and another score, and Wilde caught five passes for 146 yards.

Oregon improves to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten. Northwestern falls to 6-2 overall and 3-2 in conference play.

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Sellers Accounts for Five Touchdowns as South Carolina Routs Oklahoma 42-25 in Norman

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South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers hurdles an Oklahoma defender during the Gamecocks' 42-25 win in Norman

LaNorris Sellers put on a show in Norman. The South Carolina quarterback threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 96 yards and two more scores as the Gamecocks routed Oklahoma 42-25 on Saturday, their third straight win.

Sellers opened the scoring with a 15-yard touchdown run. Oklahoma’s only first-half life was a Kip Lewis 30-yard pick-six that tied it 7-7 early in the second quarter, and South Carolina answered immediately: Christian Clark’s short touchdown run, then Sellers hit DJ Black for an 84-yard touchdown on third-and-12 and Nyck Harbor for an 8-yard score with 16 seconds left in the half. Oklahoma’s offense managed just 71 total yards before halftime.

Sellers’ 11-yard rushing touchdown made it 35-10 in the third quarter, and after Oklahoma finally scored on offense, he answered with a 79-yard touchdown strike to Mazeo Bennett Jr. early in the fourth quarter. Bennett finished with four catches for 107 yards and a touchdown.

Oklahoma scored twice late against the reserves, John Mateer finding Ivan Carreon for touchdowns of 34 and 10 yards, the first two scoring catches of Carreon’s career, but the Sooners’ last drive died on downs at the South Carolina 1-yard line. South Carolina outgained Oklahoma 521 yards to 359 and won despite throwing three interceptions.

South Carolina improves to 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the SEC. Oklahoma falls to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in conference play.

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