Jones, Darnold power USC to 45-20 win over Oregon

LOS ANGELES -- Southern California coach Clay Helton was afraid his team might look past struggling Oregon toward next week's marquee matchup against College Football Playoff contender Washington. Fortunately for Helton, there were no such issues as Ronald Jones tied a school single-game record with four rushing touchdowns and the Trojans demolished Oregon 45-20 on Saturday. "Now y'all can ask all the UDub questions you want," USC safety Chris Hawkins said. Sam Darnold had 309 yards passing and two touchdowns with one interception, and Deontay Burnett had seven receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown to help propel USC (6-3, 5-2 Pac-12) to its first five-game winning streak since 2013. After rushing for a career-high 223 yards in USC's win over California, Jones again feasted on one of the worst rushing defenses in college football.