Texas Tech begins its College Football Playoff marketing campaign within the Orange Bowl whereas Oregon hopes to keep away from a quarterfinal loss for the second straight season.
It’s the primary Orange Bowl look ever for each groups and the 2 packages’ second assembly up to now three seasons after Oregon visited Lubbock in 2023.
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No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oregon (Noon ET, ESPN)
The Red Raiders ran roughshod over the Big 12 exterior of a four-point loss to Arizona State in October. Texas Tech is outscoring opponents by practically 31 factors per recreation.
The Ducks nabbed their seventh straight victory in a win over James Madison within the first spherical, however they weren’t precisely spectacular down the stretch of their blowout win.
Even although Oregon QB Dante Moore is a possible first-round choose within the 2026 NFL Draft, Oregon leans extra on its run recreation. The Ducks common practically six yards a carry as a group and had 26 carries for 201 yards towards James Madison.
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How nicely can Oregon run towards Texas Tech? The Red Raiders enable simply 2.3 yards per carry. Part of that is because of Texas Tech’s nice go rush, however even with out sacks added, Tech is extremely robust to interrupt open.
Against JMU, Oregon used its group pace to get Jordon Davison and Dierre Hill Jr. to the perimeter. That mismatch doesn’t exist towards Texas Tech’s protection. Oregon and offensive coordinator Will Stein could have to get much more inventive to maneuver the ball persistently.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
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What a listless half for the Texas Tech offense. It has 88 yards up to now, and 50 of these got here on a single run.
It goes with out saying, however the Red Raiders might want to discover one thing on that facet of the ball to hold round with Oregon within the second half. The Ducks may very well be up a number of possessions in the event that they’d settled for area objectives as a substitute of going for it on fourth down so typically.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
The Red Raiders couldn’t do something with the following possession and gave it proper again to the Ducks, who practically added to their lead earlier than a self-inflicted fumble within the backfield took them out of area purpose vary.
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Nick Bromberg
The TD was an extended shot. So was a single first down, apparently
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Nick Bromberg
This recreation would really feel so, a lot completely different.
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Dan Lanning and the Ducks lastly accept a area purpose on fourth-and-short and Atticus Sappington nails the 39-yard kick.
Oregon 6, TTU 0 | 1:37 left in Q2
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The Ducks have it proper again after Cameron Dickey fumbled the ball and Oregon’s Brandon Finney recovered it for his second takeaway of the sport.
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The Ducks have been dealing with a fourth-and-goal on the 2 and went for it….once more. This time Dante Moore’s go was batted down on the line by David Bailey.
What an enormous stand for the Red Raiders!
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Yahoo Sports Staff
The Ducks are usually not hesitating when dealing with fourth down. That’s their third conversion in 4 makes an attempt as far as Dante Moore discovered Noah Whittington for the primary down.
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Nick Bromberg
That was a well-designed pretend because it appeared to offer Ferguson-Reynolds the choice to punt if Grace was lined as he launched from the backfield.
Related: a brief throw on a pretend punt to a wide-open participant on a brief fourth down shouldn’t be thought of an enormous gamble.
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The Ducks have been dealing with a fourth-and-short at midfield and punter James Ferguson-Reynolds handed to Zach Grace to transform.
Oregon could have a recent set of downs in TTU territory.
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The Red Raiders come away empty after the explosive run play as Stone Harrington pulled the 54-yard try badly.
It’s nonetheless 3-0 Oregon.
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J’Koby Williams broke a deal with within the backfield and bolted down the sideline for a 50-yard acquire to offer the Red Raiders their first massive play (and first down) of the sport.
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The Ducks weren’t capable of do a lot with the following possession and provides it proper again to TTU.
The Red Raiders could have it again at their very own 10. They’re nonetheless trying to find their first first down of the sport.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
The Red Raiders have turned it proper again over to the Ducks after a poor go by Behren Morton!
The nightmare begin continues for Texas Tech’s offense as Brandon Finney Jr. jumped a go to the skin and nabbed the choose.
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The Ducks are dealing with a fourth-and-6 in their very own territory as the primary quarter involves an in depth.
It’s been a hard-hitting opening quarter.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
The Red Raiders have had simply six offensive performs up to now and there’s simply over a minute left within the first quarter. Not nice.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
The Ducks discovered themselves in one other fourth-and-short scenario, however Texas Tech was capable of cease them this time as Oregon’s Jordon Davison got here up brief.
It’ll be TTU ball at its personal 25.
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Nick Bromberg
Oregon has gotten yards early in drives, however that dominant defensive position of the Red Raiders has taken over each time the Ducks strategy the top zone.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
The Ducks are over midfield once more after a gutsy fourth-and-2 conversion on a completion from Dante Moore to Kenyon Sadiq.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
The Red Raiders couldn’t do something with their first possession. It’s a fast three-and-out and the Ducks could have it proper again.