Rose Bowl rout! Oregon crushes Florida State, 59-20
By The Associated Press
Posted 9:03PM on Thursday, January 1, 2015
Oregon wide receiver Darren Carrington, left, celebrates his touchdown with tight end Pharaoh Brown during the second half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal against Florida State, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA -- Marcus Mariota and Oregon turned an avalanche of Florida State mistakes into a mountain of points and the Ducks rolled past the defending national champions 59-20 Thursday to turn the first College Football Playoff semifinal into a Rose Bowl rout.<br />
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Mariota and the second-seeded Ducks (13-1) scored five straight times when they touched the ball in the second half, with each touchdown covering at least 21 yards and the last four coming after Florida State turnovers.<br />
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In the matchup of Heisman Trophy winners, Jameis Winston matched Mariota's numbers, but the defending national champions were no match for the Ducks. The Pac-12 champions will play the winner of the Sugar Bowl semifinal between Alabama and Ohio State on Jan. 12 in Arlington, Texas.<br />
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Third-seeded Florida State's winning streak ends at 29. In Winston's first loss as a college starter, maybe his last game in college, he threw for 348 yards.
