As the college football season hits Week 11, the Big Ten schedule includes some matchups that look like blowouts and others that could be thrillers.

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Will the conference powerhouses all roll to victory as heavy home favorites? Those four matchups are No. 1 Oregon (-23.5) vs. Maryland; No. 2 Ohio State (-38) vs. Purdue; No. 6 Penn State (-13.5) vs. Washington; and No. 8 Indiana (-14) vs. Michigan.

Will Iowa and Minnesota win their road matchups, with the Hawkeyes going west to take on UCLA and the Golden Gophers traveling east for a game at Rutgers?

Meanwhile, Oregon State and No. 21 Washington State of the Pac-12 will try to pick up home victories as the Beavers face San Jose State and the Cougars meet Utah State.

Check out this week’s college football odds, plus score predictions for select games from the CFB coverage team at The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Iowa (6-3, 4-2) at UCLA (3-5, 2-4)

Game details: 6 p.m. PT Friday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California

TV channel and live stream: Fox and Fox Sports Live

Latest line: Iowa by 6.5

Over/under: 45.5

Predictions

Ryan Clarke: Iowa 32, UCLA 17

James Crepea: Iowa 35, UCLA 21

Nick Daschel: UCLA 21, Iowa 20

Aaron Fentress: Iowa 44, UCLA 19

Joe Freeman: Iowa 24, UCLA 17

Sean Meagher: Iowa 24, UCLA 14

Joel Odom: Iowa 33, UCLA 27

Bill Oram: UCLA 28, Iowa 24

San Jose State (5-3) at Oregon State (4-4)

Game details: 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday at Reser Stadium in Corvallis

TV channel and live stream: The CW

Latest line: Oregon State by 3

Over/under: 56.5

Predictions

Ryan Clarke: San Jose State 27, Oregon State 20

James Crepea: Oregon State 28, San Jose State 21

Nick Daschel: Oregon State 42, San Jose State 37

Aaron Fentress: Oregon State 28, San Jose State 26

Joe Freeman: San Jose State 31, Oregon State 28

Sean Meagher: San Jose State 33, Oregon State 28

Joel Odom: Oregon State 35, San Jose State 31

Bill Oram: San Jose State 33, Oregon State 23

Maryland (4-4, 1-4) at No. 1 Oregon (9-0, 6-0)

Game details: 4 p.m. PT Saturday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene

TV channel and live stream: Big Ten Network and Fox Sports Live

Latest line: Oregon by 23.5

Over/under: 58.5

Predictions

Ryan Clarke: Oregon 42, Maryland 6

James Crepea: Oregon 42, Maryland 14

Nick Daschel: Oregon 100, Maryland 0

Aaron Fentress: Oregon 47, Maryland 17

Joe Freeman: Oregon 40, Maryland 20

Sean Meagher: Oregon 48, Maryland 10

Joel Odom: Oregon 52, Maryland 17

Bill Oram: Oregon 41, Maryland 17

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Purdue (1-7, 0-5) at No. 2 Ohio State (7-1, 4-1)

Game details: 9 a.m. PT Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus

TV channel and live stream: Fox and Fox Sports Live

Latest line: Ohio State by 38

Over/under: 53.5

Predictions

Ryan Clarke: Ohio State 50, Purdue 3

James Crepea: Ohio State 49, Purdue 14

Nick Daschel: Ohio State 100, Purdue 0

Aaron Fentress: Ohio State 55, Purdue 13

Joe Freeman: Ohio State 42, Purdue 7

Sean Meagher: Ohio State 42, Purdue 14

Joel Odom: Ohio State 48, Purdue 7

Bill Oram: Ohio State 59, Purdue 13

Minnesota (6-3, 4-2) at Rutgers (4-4, 1-4)

Game details: 9 a.m. PT Saturday at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey

TV channel and live stream: NBC and Peacock

Latest line: Minnesota by 5.5

Over/under: 46.5

Predictions

Ryan Clarke: Minnesota 31, Rutgers 23

James Crepea: Minnesota 35, Rutgers 21

Nick Daschel: Minnesota 27, Rutgers 23

Aaron Fentress: Minnesota 29, Rutgers 24

Joe Freeman: Minnesota 27, Rutgers 20

Sean Meagher: Minnesota 27, Rutgers 24

Joel Odom: Minnesota 30, Rutgers 17

Bill Oram: Minnesota 24, Rutgers 18

Michigan (5-4, 3-3) at No. 8 Indiana (9-0, 6-0)

Game details: 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana

TV channel and live stream: CBS and Paramount+

Latest line: Indiana by 14

Over/under: 48.5

Predictions

Ryan Clarke: Indiana 30, Michigan 20

James Crepea: Indiana 42, Michigan 21

Nick Daschel: Indiana 35, Michigan 17

Aaron Fentress: Indiana 34, Michigan 13

Joe Freeman: Indiana 35, Michigan 17

Sean Meagher: Indiana 38, Michigan 21

Joel Odom: Indiana 34, Michigan 24

Bill Oram: Indiana 38, Michgan 20

Washington (5-4, 3-3) at No. 6 Penn State (7-1, 4-1)

Game details: 5 p.m. PT Saturday at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania

TV channel and live stream: Peacock

Latest line: Penn State by 13.5

Over/under: 46.5

Predictions

Ryan Clarke: Penn State 20, Washington 14

James Crepea: Penn State 35, Washington 28

Nick Daschel: Penn State 17, Washington 7

Aaron Fentress: Penn State 32, Washington 13

Joe Freeman: Penn State 27, Washington 17

Sean Meagher: Penn State 34, Washington 17

Joel Odom: Penn State 34, Washington 27

Bill Oram: Penn State 35, Washington 14

Utah State (2-6) at No. 21 Washington State (7-1)

Game details: 7:30 p.m. PT Saturday at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington

TV channel and live stream: The CW

Latest line: Washington State by 20.5

Over/under: 69.5

Predictions

Ryan Clarke: Washington State 38, Utah State 21

James Crepea: Washington State 35, Utah State 24

Nick Daschel: Washington State 45, Utah State 20

Aaron Fentress: Washington State 33, Utah State 20

Joe Freeman: Washington State 45, Utah State 24

Sean Meagher: Washington State 35, Utah State 17

Joel Odom: Washington State 38, Utah State 20

Bill Oram: Washington State 41, Utah State 21

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Janelle Bynum, a former Oregon legislator from Happy Valley, has declared victory in the race for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District.

“I am beyond honored that my neighbors have chosen me to be the next congresswoman for Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District,” Bynum said in a statement Friday after The Oregonian/OregonLive called the race for her. “My work has always been a love letter to Oregon’s children. I ran for office to make their futures brighter, and I’ll do just that in Washington — for their education, for their reproductive freedoms, for their job opportunities, and so much more.”

If the results hold, Bynum would become Oregon’s first Black member of Congress, flipping the district in one of the nation’s most high-profile elections and helping Democrats maintain their increasingly slim hope of controlling the U.S. House next year.

As of Friday morning, Bynum was beating incumbent Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer with about 48% of the vote compared to the incumbent’s 45%, according to Oregon secretary of state results updated Thursday evening. In all, she was leading by 8,575 votes.

Bynum’s lead comes as the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives remains in play, with a handful of races that have yet to be decided in this year’s election. But the race would be a significant win for the Democratic party nationwide as it reels from losing control of the White House and the U.S. Senate this week. And it would continue a trend of this election cycle: The Pacific Northwest has been a rare sign of life for the Democratic Party, with statewide candidate wins in Oregon and Washington and another big House race, Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, going to incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.

Chavez-DeRemer’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday, and she has not conceded.

In her statement, Bynum said: “I am proud to be the first — but not the last — Black Member of Congress from Oregon, and I’m grateful for what this moment means not just for my children, but for all young people across our state to see that change is possible.”

The race drew in millions of dollars in campaign contributions and became the 11th most expensive U.S. House campaign in the country this year with more than $26 million in outside spending, according to the nonprofit Open Secrets, which tracks outside spending in political races.

Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, which stretches from suburban Portland south to Albany and east to Bend, was held for seven terms by Democrat Kurt Schrader, and President Joe Biden won here in 2020. Two years ago, Chavez-DeRemer flipped the seat for Republicans, winning by just two percentage points.

Bynum is a mother of four who worked as an engineer and owned four McDonald’s restaurants. She served in the legislature as chair of the House Judiciary Committee, helping pass a police reform package and a bill to boost the local semiconductor industry.

In Congress, Bynum has said she would push for many of the policies of the Democratic Party nationwide, enacting stricter gun laws, lowering housing and drug costs and seeking to curb climate change.

Bynum ran with the backing of most of Oregon’s top Democrats, including Gov. Tina Kotek, as well as powerful political groups like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the House Democrats national campaign area.

She outraised Chavez-DeRemer, with more than $5.8 million in total contributions, much of which came in during the final months of the race.

The 5th Congressional District is a true swing seat that stretches across urban, suburban and rural communities in Oregon. In unofficial returns, Bynum was winning in Clackamas, Deschutes and Multnomah counties, and Chavez-DeRemer was leading in Marion and Linn counties.

“In Congress, I will always stand up for Oregonians — no matter who you voted for in this election — and fight tirelessly every day to deliver for families all across our district,” Bynum said Friday. “Today, we chart a new path forward for Oregon, one of hope, opportunity, and change for the better.”

Votes are still being counted in a number of swing districts elsewhere in the country that could decide which party controls the U.S. House.

This story may be updated.

A high-powered new addition to the Big Ten Conference met the same fate as many before them.

No. 2 Nebraska (23-1, 13-0 B1G) volleyball continues their dominance in the conference with a sweep of No. 12 Oregon (17-5, 9-4 B1G), 25-12, 26-24, 25-18. That makes for 20 consecutive wins and 17 sweeps on the year.

The Huskers dominated the first set, holding the Ducks to negative hitting. The second set needed extra points, but the Big Red prevailed late partially due to one of several correct challenges from coach John Cook. The third set saw Nebraska slowly pull away to take the victory.

Thursday was the second straight match to involve the Huskers and set an arena’s attendance record. Oregon’s new record of 8,566 is nearly 1,200 more than previous record set last year.

Facing one of the better blocking teams in the nation Nebraska hit .278 with 44 kills, 14 errors and were blocked seven times. Serving and defense were on full display as well with four aces, six blocks and 52 digs for the Huskers who out-dug the Ducks 52-38.

Harper Murray and Taylor Landfair led the way, both hitting over .400 with double figure kills. Murray with 14 and 10 digs on .414, Landfair with 13 and two blocks on .407.

Merritt Beason and Andi Jackson chipped in six kills each while Bergen Reilly added three of her own to go along with 33 assists and nine digs.

With her first dig of the match, Lexi Rodriguez took sole possession of second place in career digs in Nebraska volleyball history. The senior Libero finished the match with 14 digs.

Olivia Mauch continued her masterful play from the service line with two aces.

Mimi Colyer led the way for Oregon with 52 swings and 13 kills as the Ducks broke out a 6-2. Cook told the Big Ten Network after the match that he expected Oregon to go away from the 6-2 after being dominated in the first set, but the Ducks stuck with it an kept the next two sets much closer.

The Pacific Northwest road trip continues as Nebraska will face the Washington Huskies Saturday. That will be another late match, with first serve set for 9:30 p.m. CST.

Box score

Set 1: Nebraska took a 4-0 lead, but Oregon fought back to tie the score at 6-6. Back-to-back kills by Murray, two by Landfair and one by Jackson made it 11-6 Big Red. Landfair added three more kills and a block with Allick as the Huskers built an 18-8 advantage. After Oregon scored three in a row, a service error by the Ducks preceded an ace by Mauch, a block by Allick and Beason and a kill by Murray that made it 22-11 Huskers. A kill by Jackson and a solo block by the sophomore middle blocker gave the Huskers a 25-12 win. NU hit .476 in set one and held Oregon to -.031. 

Set 2: Oregon led 8-6 when Murray and Jackson pounded kills, and Murray served an ace for a 10-8 Husker lead. Reilly dumped a kill before Beason tallied another to make it 13-10. But the Ducks ran off three straight points to even the score at 14-14. After a Husker timeout, Murray tooled a block and the Ducks hit long twice to put NU back in front, 17-14. The Ducks rallied to tie the score at 19-19, but Jackson terminated a kill and Allick and Landfair combined for a block and a 21-19 advantage. Landfair ended a long rally with a kill to make it 22-20, but the Ducks came right back to even the score at 22-22 after a kill and a Husker hitting error. After an NU timeout, Landfair posted her eighth kill, but Colyer answered for the Ducks. The Ducks then hit long to give NU set point, 24-23, but a kill by Oregon tied it 24-24. Oregon hit wide to give the Big Red another set point chance, and Murray ended the set at 26-24 with her ninth kill. 

Set 3: Oregon led 6-4 when Kennedi Orr served a 4-0 run to put the Huskers up 8-6. Reilly dumped two kills, and Allick and Landfair each posted one. After Oregon tied the score at 8-8, Landfair earned a sideout kill and Reilly served an ace before an Oregon error made it 11-8. The Ducks came back with a 3-0 run to make it 11-11, but Beason terminated and Mauch served her second ace before Oregon hit wide for a 14-11 Husker edge. After an Oregon timeout, Reilly set Beason for back-to-back kills, and Allick and Beason stuffed a Duck attack for a 17-11 lead. After Oregon got within 17-13, Allick recorded a solo block, and three Murray kills put the Huskers up 22-15. Nebraska finished off a 25-18 win with three kills by Landfair. 

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