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Oregon Hosts Arizona; Michigan Goes Back To Gardner At QB

>>Arizona Visits Oregon In Battle of Unbeatens

 width=The second-ranked Oregon Ducks come out of a bye week with the undefeated Arizona Wildcats ready to challenge them in a Pac-12 Conference showdown at Autzen Stadium on Thursday night.

While Oregon is usually undefeated this early in the season, the same cannot be said for Arizona. The Wildcats have not gone 4-0 since 2010. Doing so wasn't easy as it took a last-second Hail Mary from Anu Solomon to Austin Hill to earn them a 49-45 come-from-behind win over California last time out.

Arizona earned itself a week off after the thrilling triumph, giving it plenty of time to prepare for the Ducks.

Oregon also was idle last weekend following a near disaster at Washington State on Sept. 20. The Ducks trailed 14-7 at the end of the first quarter and were never able to really pull away, although they did grind out a 38-31 victory. Like the Wildcats, Oregon is 4-0.

If Arizona hopes to knock off Oregon it will need to pull off something it has not done since 2006; beat the Ducks at Autzen Stadium. The Wildcats also need to play much better than they did during last year's meeting, when Oregon claimed a 42-16 victory in Tucson. That victory was the 16th in the last 20 matchups for the Ducks, who lead the all-time series, 24-15.

>>Michigan's Gardner To Start At QB Against Rutgers

(Ann Arbor, MI) -- Devin Gardner is back in as the starting quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines. Head coach Brady Hoke confirmed the move after the fifth-year senior was benched in favor of sophomore Shane Morris for last weekend's game against Minnesota. Gardner will start this Saturday at Rutgers. Morris suffered a mild concussion in the loss to the Gophers, but was allowed to return to the game despite not being cleared by the team neurologist. That decision has led to heavy criticism of Hoke and Athletic Director Dave Brandon for their handling of the situation. Morris has been ruled out for this Saturday's game.

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