Oregon may not have a chance to prove whether it is the Big Ten’s best next Saturday at the conference’s championship game, but its latest showing was representative of the fifth-ranked Ducks potential.

Malik Benson had a season-long 64-yard touchdown catch with 7:55 to go in regulation and Oregon beat Washington 26-14 on Saturday to all but cement a spot in the College Football Playoff. The wide receiver caught a pass from Dante Moore around midfield, split two Huskies defenders and raced to the end zone to give Oregon (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten, No. 6 CFP) a 26-14 lead.

“I trusted (Moore) to put it in the spot, it’s got to be in that spot,’” Benson said. “And, once I caught it and landed on my feet, I was like ‘Yup, it’s my time to turn up.’”

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