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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Sean Mannion has only been active for one game this season for the Los Angeles Rams, as the backup quarterback in the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers.He could get back in the lineup Saturday -- with a chance to start, too.Starter Jared Goff is in concussion protocol after being knocked out of last Thursdays 24-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks with a head injury. The rookie No. 1 overall draft pick participated in team meetings and a light workout Monday, and interim coach John Fassel said Goff is day to day.Fassel said a decision regarding Goffs availability against the 49ers would likely come by Thursday, when the Rams hold their final practice during the short holiday week.Similar circumstances propelled Mannion into his first live action last season. Mannion was 6-of-7 passing for 31 yards in relief of Nick Foles against the Cincinnati Bengals after Case Keenum suffered a concussion in the previous game. The former Oregon State standout believes he has improved immensely since then.With Keenums contract expiring at the end of this season, the Rams could start Mannion in Goffs place, hoping to get him reps and find out whether he is a viable option behind Goff moving forward.It would be good for the team to get a look at Sean and see what he could do if pressed into service by necessity, Fassel said. Case would understand, so well see how that goes.Mannion, a 2015 third-round pick, played well in the preseason this year, completing 39 of 60 passes for 325 yards and three TDs with one interception in three games.From the draft all the way two years ago I feel like Ive made huge strides, Mannion said. Without getting a chance to play maybe it doesnt show, but I certainly feel like Ive been getting better and better each day and each week. Im always working on my game.As the inactive third quarterback for the last 13 weeks, Mannion used an early workout on game days to throw more than 100 passes before helping Goff, Keenum and the offense on the sideline during the game. Those efforts cap a weeks worth of preparation that Mannion says he treats as if he will start. Being elevated to the No. 2 role for a week would only reinforce those habits.Like anybody, you want to get an opportunity to play and being the backup puts you closer to being in the game, he said. But all year, I have prepared as though Im the one playing, Im the one starting and the one guy that has to go in and win games, so that doesnt change.The Rams have already made some other moves with an eye toward the future, deciding to exercise caution with defensive end Robert Quinn by placing him on injured reserve last week and signing four players to the practice squad this week.Offensive lineman Rodger Saffold, one of the most senior players on the Rams, understands why the organization might want to see what it has in a youngster like Mannion.We really have nothing to lose at this point, Saffold said. Sean has done great in practice. Hes shown awesome skills. He understands the offense. If thats the ride that they intend on going, they got good reason for it. NHL Jerseys From China . The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has said hed like to play the outfield. 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CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Even though there arent any conference championships or big bowl games on the line, the winner of Saturdays Civil War does get something: They avoid the Pac-12 North basement.Oregon and Oregon State both have 2-6 records in conference play, but the stories surrounding those results are decidedly different.The Beavers (3-8) continue to show incremental improvement in the second year under coach Gary Andersen, despite getting hit by injuries -- most notably to starting quarterback Darell Garretson. The Ducks (4-7) are having an unexpectedly disappointing year marked by five-game midseason losing streak.But both teams were also boosted this week by victories last weekend. The Ducks upset then-No. 11 Utah 30-28 in Salt Lake City, thwarting the Utes shot at a spot in the Pac-12 championship game. The Beavers are coming off a 42-17 thumping of Arizona at Reser Stadium. Marcus McMaryion threw for 265 yards and five touchdowns.Big games are created sometimes by win-loss records or where you sit within the season. This games a big game every year regardless of the situation or the scenario, Andersen said. Our kids understand that, they know that, and that its an honor and a privilege for them to play in it. Theyll remember it for the rest of their lives.The game is the first sellout at Reser Stadium since the 2014 Civil War. Other things to consider when the Ducks visit the Beavers on Saturday:PLAYING FOR SETHOregon State wide receiver Seth Collins remains hospitalized with an undisclosed illness. Andersen has not been able to talk about Collins condition because of privacy rules. Collins fell ill following the Beavers game at UCLA on Nov. 12. Linebacker Manase Hungalu said Collins was in the teams thoughts following the victory over Arizona, and he will be in the Civil War, too.This whole team is built around family. One family member goes down, we gotta fight for him. That was our whole motivation for this game and it will continue until he gets better, Hungalu said.SO YOURE SAYING THERES A CHANCE?Should the Ducks win and get to fivee overall wins this season, there is a chance that theyll be invited to a bowl game because theres a possibility that there wont be enough six-win teams to fill all the games.dddddddddddd. Coach Mark Helfrich addressed the possibility earlier this week.I heard a couple guys talking about that and theres a lot of -- again, the biggest part of that is getting to five and the best way you do that is recover from this one he said. Weve already obviously gotten a great advance look on Oregon State whos playing really well right now and dominated Arizona and so again, the only thing that matters is how we prepare.FOCUS ON THE BACKSBoth teams have sturdy running backs who struggled at times with injuries this season. Oregon State running back Ryan Nall has rushed for 796 yards and nine touchdowns, but his season has been impacted by a foot injury. His Oregon counterpart, Royce Freeman, has had two straight games with 100 or more yards, and seems to have bounced back after dealing with an injury to his right leg earlier in the season. Freeman has 839 yards rushing and nine touchdowns.QUARTERBACKS, TOOBoth teams are playing quarterbacks that werent starters at the beginning of the season. Justin Herbert unseated graduate transfer Dakota Prukop at Oregon and has fared well for a true freshman, throwing for 1,756 yards and 18 touchdowns while making just six starts. McMaryion, a sophomore, was pressed into service when Garretson and backup Conor Blount were injured earlier this season. Hes thrown for 1,189 yards and nine touchdowns in the past six games.HISTORY LESSONThis is the 120th edition of the Civil War, which dates to 1894. Oregon holds a 63-46-10 advantage in the series, including the last eight straight. The Beavers last victory in the series was a 38-31 OT thriller at Autzen Stadium in 2007. Last season the Ducks won 52-42 at Autzen.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. ' ' '