Photo Gallery: Oregon Ducks at Cal Bears football

Ducks vs. Bears in photos...

BERKELEY, Calif. — Oregon is pursuing a spot in the College Football Playoff rankings. Cal tried to get in the way, but got flattened.

The Ducks beat the Bears 42-24 on Saturday. Oregon QB Bo Nix threw three touchdown passes and ran for three more. I wrote a column about the “soft launch” of Nix’s Heisman Trophy campaign.

He’s become difficult to ignore.

Photographer Serena Morones was on assignment at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. Her LIVE photo gallery is a treat.

Enjoy…

Bucky Irving caught three passes for 61 yards. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Noah Whittington caught five passes out of the backfield. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Patrick Herbert runs for a TD on Saturday. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Patrick Herbert falls into the end zone with a TD. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Bo Nix threw three TD passes vs. Cal. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Bucky Irving had 32 rushing yards on Saturday. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Cal QB Jack Plummer gets a pass off under pressure. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Oregon’s Kris Hutson dropped an early pass, but led all receivers with 67 receiving yards in the first half. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Bucky Irving had a first-half TD for Oregon. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Oregon TE Terrance Ferguson had two catches early. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Running back Jaydn Ott runs with the ball for Cal. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Dan Lanning fires up his team in the warm-ups. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Bo Nix talks with a Pac-12 official before the game. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Oregon’s stunt team is in Berkeley today. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Oregon is in Berkeley today for a Pac-12 football game. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Bo Nix came into the game 6-1 as a starter at Oregon. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Oregon’s cheer team gets some sunshine on the field. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Cal is 3-4 in Pac-12 play entering the game. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Dan Lanning visits with Noah Sewell during warm-ups. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Oregon coach Dan Lanning has his team in the Top 10. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Oregon fans showed up in Berkeley. (Photo: Serena Morones)

Oregon fans at the stadium in Berkeley. (Photo: Serena Morones)

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