© Jeff Gross/Getty Images The Ducks still have to win the big game, but are already winners this bowl season.The national championship will be decided in one week as Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota and Oregon take on Urban Meyer’s Ohio State Buckeyes. While all that remains of the college football season is one game, the bowl season was nothing short of entertaining. Some teams managed to prove themselves while others disappointed. Here’s a look at this year’s big winners during bowl season: Oregon Against a team that had not lost in 29 games, second-ranked Oregon put on a show at the Rose Bowl. The Ducks’ offense accounted for more than 600 yards while the defense forced five turnovers in a 59-20 thumping of Florida State. Oregon sits just one win shy of its first national championship. UCLA LB Eric Kendricks In his final game as a collegian, UCLA linebacker and Butkus Award winner, Eric Kendricks was nothing short of stellar in the Bruins’ 40-35 win over Kansas State in the Alamo Bowl. Kendricks led UCLA with 10 total tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks. Ohio State HC Urban Meyer Urban Meyer is just one win away from joining Nick Saban as the only coach in the last 50 years to lead two teams to national championships. With a third string quarterback, Ohio State defeated Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide at the Sugar Bowl, 42-35. Houston Against Pittsburgh in the Armed Forces Bowl, Houston completed the biggest comeback in bowl history…
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