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OSU rides Rodgers train past Stanford

Oregon State defender Gabe Miller, left, forces Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck to fumble. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Oregon State defender Gabe Miller, left, forces Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck to fumble. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Jacquizz Rodgers ran for a career-high 189 yards and four touchdowns as Oregon State defeated Stanford 38-28 in Corvallis, Ore.

The loss snapped a three-game winning streak and dropped the Cardinal (4-2, 3-1) out of the top spot in the Pacific-10 Conference.

Rodgers’ four rushing touchdowns in the game matched a school record held by several others. His older bother, James Rodgers, caught six passes for 78 yards and another score for the Beavers (4-2, 2-1).

Toby Gerhart, who was just starting to grab some Heisman buzz, ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Going into the game he was averaging 130 yards rushing to rank fourth in the nation.

Jacquizz Rodgers, a sophomore who was the Pac-10’s offensive player of the year as a freshman, had been frustrated after three straight games with less than 100 yards rushing.

On a wildcat formation, Rodgers broke a 61-yard run early in the game, then plowed into the end zone from 7 yards out on the same drive to give the Beavers an early lead.

(13) Oregon 24, UCLA 10: With one incredible play after another, the Ducks (5-1, 3-0) turned a defense-dominated snoozer into another showcase for their ample talent and rising confidence in a victory over the Bruins at Pasadena, Calif.

With Oregon trailing 3-0 at halftime, Kenjon Barner returned the second-half kickoff for a 100-yard touchdown, and Talmadge Jackson returned an interception 32 yards for another score just 13 seconds later. After a fumble recovery, Jeff Maehl then took a short screen pass 20 yards through traffic for the Ducks’ third TD just 3:54 after halftime.