The big loser here, however, is Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel. The bye week did the Ducks some good, but it probably killed Gabriel ...

The circumstances aren’t the same as they were for their last three matchups, when both teams entered the game with legitimate national championship aspirations ...

That made the 6-foot-2, 200-pounder a slam dunk pick as Golden Helmet Player of the Year. It marks the second year in a row ...