The good news for Duck fans is that the Beavers don’t appear to be all they were cracked up to be. The bad news is UCLA looks nearly unstoppable.
After consecutive embarrassments to Oregon State — including a 55-7 stomping in Corvallis two year ago — the Bruins (4-0 overall, 1-0 Pacific-10 Conference) quieted a packed Reser Stadium crowd Saturday with a 38-7 win over the then-19th-ranked Beavers (1-2, 0-1), who managed just 220 yards of total offense.
“Their quarterback (Jonathan Smith) said that we haven’t faced a top-notch offense yet, and I guess we haven’t faced one yet,” UCLA middle linebacker Robert Thomas told the Associated Press after the game. “I expected this.”
The Bruins moved up to No. 9 in both the AP and coaches polls. Oregon State, Sports Illustrated’s preseason No. 1, is no longer ranked in the top 25.
“We got beat down,” Oregon State linebacker James Allen said. “We got it brought to us in our own home, and we’ve got to fix it fast.”
Heisman hopeful DeShaun Foster racked up 147 yards and three touchdowns for the Bruins. He is averaging 128 yards per contest.
“This team could be as good as it wants to be,” UCLA head coach Bob Toledo told The Los Angeles Times.
No. 7 Oregon plays UCLA at the Rose Bowl Nov. 10.

Huskies come from behind again
For the third-straight year, Washington had to pull through late to pull out a victory against the California Bears.
The Huskies, who moved up two spots to No. 10 in the coaches poll, trailed 21-10 at the
half before winning 31-28 Saturday. Last year, Washington scored 23 points in the fourth for a 36-24 comeback win. The Bears led 24-17 in the fourth quarter two years ago, only to see UW win 31-27.
“It is amazing,” Washington head coach Rick Neuheisel told the AP. “They’ve had opportunities to win all three. I point to character. Nobody blinks.”
The Huskies have won 19 straight games against Cal. Neuheisel’s kids have also won 10 straight, with their last loss coming to the Ducks on Sept. 20, 2000.
Cal is 0-4 for the first time since 1980.

Stanford cracks top 25
Saturday’s 21-16 victory over Southern California propelled Stanford into both the AP and coaches polls for the first time since the end of the 1999 season.
The Cardinal (3-0, 1-0), ranked 22nd by the AP and 24th by the coaches, are off to their first 3-0 start in 15 years.
“I don’t worry about the rankings,” Cardinal head coach Tyrone Willingham told Knight Ridder. “We worry about winning football games.”
Quarterback Randy Fasani, who was 11 of 25 for 194 yards against USC, had a different thought about the recognition, though.
“I don’t think we get respect going into any season,” Fasani said. “We’re always ranked 30, 40. We talk about that and it gives us a little motivation.”