Oregon's Royce Freeman points to fans after outrunning Michigan State's R.J. Williamson into the end zone in the fourth quarter in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014.

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Oregon's Royce Freeman points to fans after outrunning Michigan State's R.J. Williamson into the end zone in the fourth quarter in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014.