The anticipated matchup between the last two Heisman winners turned into a laugher as No. 2 Oregon (13-1) throttled Florida State, 59-20, to advance to the college football playoff championship game.

The two teams played the first half fairly evenly, with the Ducks taking an 18-13 lead into the locker room. But the No. 3 Seminoles (13-1) turned the ball over on five of its first six possessions in the second half while Oregon scored touchdowns on five straight drives and got a fumble return for a score to blow the game open.

The battle of the Heisman winners went to Marcus Mariota, who threw for 338 yards and two scores while also adding 62 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Jameis Winston, meanwhile, threw for 348 yards and a touchdown but threw an interception and fumbled three times (lost one).

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The big story of the game was Florida State’s turnovers and mistakes. The Seminoles’ five turnovers led to 34 Oregon points. Florida State also missed a field goal at the end of the first half and turned the ball over on downs at the Oregon one-yard line when Winston’s knee touched down as he tried to dive for the end zone on an option keeper.

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Oregon has now won four consecutive bowl games and, more importantly, will move on to play the Alabama/Ohio State Sugar Bowl winner in the college playoff championship game on January 12. For Florida State, the loss snaps their ACC-record winning streak at 29 games. The 39-point defeat is the Seminoles’ worst loss ever in a bowl game and the biggest loss in a game since 1983. It is Jameis Winston’s first and only loss as a starter in college.

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