EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon's thorny start has come up roses.

Redshirt freshman LaMichael James ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns last night to send No. 7 Oregon to the Rose Bowl with a 37-33 victory over No. 13 Oregon State in the Civil War.

Oregon (10-2, 8-1) also claimed the Pac-10 championship with the victory, ending USC's seven-season hold on the title. The Ducks, who have not been to the Rose Bowl since 1995, play Ohio State in Pasadena on New Year's Day.

LeGarrette Blount, who hadn't played since throwing a punch after Oregon's season-opening loss to Boise State, returned to the field and scored on a 12-yard run in the third quarter.

"This means everything to me," he said. "I'm kind of at a loss for words."

Oregon State (8-4, 6-3) was vying for its first Rose Bowl berth since the 1964 season. The Beavers will have to wait until the rest of the Pac-10 wraps up the season to find out which bowl they will play in.

Jeremiah Masoli, a Saint Louis School alum, threw for 201 yards and a touchdown for the Ducks, who capped a stunning turnaround from their 19-8 crash in the season opener against the Broncos.

"I think our team has always been capable of this greatness," Masoli said.

OREGON STATE  10 13 10 0—33

OREGON 14  7  13 3—37

First Quarter

OSU—Jac.Rodgers 1 run (Kahut kick), 11:21.

Ore—James 1 run (Flint kick), 8:14.

OSU—FG Kahut 40, 5:09.

Ore—Maehl 73 pass from Masoli (Flint kick), 3:46.

Second Quarter

OSU—FG Kahut 28, 7:20.

OSU—FG Kahut 29, 4:30.

Ore—James 6 run (Flint kick), 1:19.

OSUt—Jam.Rodgers 28 pass from Canfield (Canfield kick), :14.

Third Quarter

OSU—Kjos 9 pass from Canfield (Kahut kick), 10:51.

Ore—Blount 12 run (Flint kick), 5:45.

OSU—FG Kahut 45, 2:28.

Ore—James 52 run (run failed), 1:20.

Fourth Quarter

Ore—FG Flint 34, 10:13.

A—59,597.

OrSt Ore

First downs 18 25

Rushes-yards 25-83 49-288

Passing 306 201

Comp-Att-Int 24-36-0 4-21-1

Return Yards 135 160

Punts-Avg. 3-32.3 2-28.5

Penalties-Yards 10-65 6-60

Time of Possession 30:56 29:04

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Oregon St., Jac.Rodgers 16-64, Jam.Rodgers 5-29, Canfield 4-(minus 10). Oregon, James 25-166, Blount 9-51, Masoli 10-40, Barner 4-33, Team 1-(minus 2).

PASSING—Oregon St., Canfield 24-36-0-306. Oregon, Masoli 14-21-1-201.

RECEIVING—Oregon St., Jam.Rodgers 10-139, Jac.Rodgers 7-73, Adeniji 2-29, Kjos 2-18, Wheaton 1-25, Halahuni 1-12, Camp 1-10. Oregon, Maehl 6-138, Tuinei 3-23, D.Davis 2-15, James 2-15, Paulson 1-10.

COACH MANGINO RESIGNS

Kansas coach Mark Mangino has resigned amid an investigation into his treatment of his players, stepping down just two years after leading the Jayhawks to the greatest season in their checkered football history.

The university made the announcement yesterday as athletic director Lew Perkins met with players to give them the news.

The school said last month it would probe Mangino's alleged verbal and emotional abuse of players. In the following days, many former players described insensitive, humiliating remarks they claim he made to them in the heat of games or practice, often in front of others.

But next came a wave of support by former and current players who remained loyal, insisting Mangino had strengthened the long-struggling program with structure and discipline, crediting the rotund 53-year-old with making them better players and men.

After going 12-1 in 2007, winning the Orange Bowl and being honored as the national coach of the year, Mangino was given a raise and contract extension through 2012. He would have been due $6.6 million if fired without cause.

Mangino went 50-48 with the Jayhawks, finishing two victories shy of A.R. Kennedy's school record set in the early 1900s.

OFSTRA

DROPS FOOTBALL PROGRAM

Hofstra University dropped football because of costs and fading interest and will use the $4.5 million spent annually on the team on scholarships and other priorities.

The board of trustees voted unanimously Wednesday night to shut the program, which had been in existence since the school's founding in 1937.