Ducks down the Bruins 42-21 to become bowl eligible

EUGENE, Ore. -- After both cleared concussion protocol this week, Justin Herbert and Dillon Mitchell found a groove for the Oregon Ducks . Herbert threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns and Oregon defeated UCLA 42-21 on Saturday in Bruins coach Chip Kelly's first game at Autzen Stadium since he left the Ducks following the 2012 season. Mitchell caught eight passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns for the Ducks (6-3, 3-2 Pac-12), who became bowl eligible. The victory also snapped a two-game losing streak that had dropped the Ducks out of the rankings. "He's a guy that pushes me and I try to push him as much as I can," Herbert said about his chemistry with Mitchell. "He's made me a ton better it's great to have a guy like that in the locker room." With the loss, UCLA (2-7, 2-4) was guaranteed to finish below .500 in Kelly's first season with the Bruins.