Playoff Bound? Oregon’s Trap Game

Oregon just beat Ohio State in Columbus, and now Messiah Hampton is back. The freshman wide receiver who was arrested late in October on felony eluding police and reckless driving charges — and missed three straight games — is confirmed still with the program and available for this weekend’s home matchup against Michigan. He wasn’t even listed on Wednesday’s availability report, and a 247Sports reporter verified the news. For a 6-3 Oregon team ranked No. 16 (the highest-ranked 3-loss team in the country), this is a quiet but real boost as they chase a November playoff push in Big Ten...