No. 5 Oregon (12-1, CFP No. 5 seed) vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1, CFP No. 4 seed), Thursday, 12 p.m. EST (ESPN)
BetMGM Sportsbook College Football Odds: Oregon by 2 1/2.
Series record: Oregon leads 3-0.
A berth in the College Football Playoff semifinals against either Indiana or Alabama waits for the winner of this game, which happens to be a match of 2 teams making their Orange Bowl debuts. The winner of the Oregon-Texas Tech game carries on to the Peach Bowl on Jan. 9; the other CFP semifinal - pitting the Ole Miss-Georgia winner versus the Ohio State-Miami winner - is the day in the past at the Fiesta Bowl.
Impossible to say there is simply one (or 2, or 3), however the apparent one would pit Oregon QB against the Texas Tech protective front led by All-American LB Jacob Rodriguez. If Moore has time, he's deadly. He's 13-0 in college in video games where he averages more than 7 backyards per passing effort.
Oregon: RB Jordon Davison. The freshman hurt his right foot in the CFP first-round win over James Madison, but leads the Ducks with 13 TD works on just 98 carries this season - and the indications are that he'll be prepared to play in the Orange Bowl.
Texas Tech: LB David Bailey. He becomes part of the 1-2 punch of All-Americans together with Rodriguez, and his 12.5 sacks so far this season are the clear proof that even the best blocking schemes have been no match for him in 2025.
Texas Tech has actually outscored opponents by 262 points in very first halves this season, the biggest margin in the country. Oregon is No. 2 on that list, outscoring opponents by 222 points in the very first two quarters. ... Both teams had their one loss in mid-October - Texas Tech on Oct. 18 versus Arizona State, Oregon on Oct. 11 against Indiana. ... The teams fulfilled in 2023, a wild back-and-forth affair where Oregon dominated 38-30. Oregon still has 13 of its gamers who appeared in that game, and Texas Tech still has 8. ... Oregon is concerning Miami for the 3rd time to play a 3rd different opponent. The Ducks lost to Florida in 1929 and to the Hurricanes in 1958. ... Texas Tech offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich and Oregon assistant offending line coach/run video game organizer Cutter Leftwich are siblings. They've never formerly dealt with off as coaches; they did once when Cutter, the more youthful bro, was dipping into McNeese State and Mack was a graduate assistant at Incarnate Word. ... Oregon coach Dan Lanning is 47-7 in his career, now just ahead of Chip Kelly (46-7) for the best winning percentage as coach of the Ducks.
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