No. 2 Oregon Upset by Unranked Arizona
Published at(EUGENE, Ore.) — No. 2 Oregon was handed their first loss of the season Thursday as the unranked Arizona Wildcats defeated the Ducks 31-24.
This is the second straight season the Wildcats have beat the Ducks.
Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota gave credit to Arizona and the strength of PAC 12 teams after the defeat.
“They’re undefeated,” he said. “It’s obviously a testament to our conference. If you’re not prepared each week, if you’re not ready to play, you’ll lose.”
The loss is a blow to Mariota’s chances at winning the Heisman and Oregon’s hopes of being invited to college football’s first four-team postseason playoff.
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