EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -Oregon rebuilt a reputation tarnished in the offseason the old-fashioned way: They earned it by winning.
The defending Pac-10 champions are ranked No. 5 this week after routing New Mexico 72-0 in the opener and thumping Tennessee 48-13 on the road.
There were questions surrounding the Ducks after a tumultuous offseason, during which their starting quarterback got kicked off the team, their star running back spent a couple of nights in jail and their kicker got into a street brawl.
Now that the dust has settled, the 2-0 Ducks host Portland State, of the FCS Big Sky Conference, on Saturday before the Pac-10 season opens the next weekend at Arizona State. Oregon was picked in the preseason to repeat as league champions.
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