MIAMI — Looking for its first College Football Playoff semifinal berth since the inaugural four-team CFP during the 2014 season, the No. 5 Oregon football team will take on No. 4 Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl CFP quarterfinal on Jan. 1 at Hard Rock Stadium.
The Ducks (12-1, 8-1 Big Ten) will face the Red Raiders (12-1, 8-1 Big 12) for the chance to play either No. 1 Indiana or No. 9 Alabama in the Peach Bowl CFP semifinal on Jan. 9 in Atlanta.
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The Ducks’ kicker missed on a 36-yard field-goal attempt with 4:45 to play and the Red Raiders will take over at their own 18 trailing 16-0.
Teitum Tuioti sacked quarterback Morton Behren for a 5-yard loss on fourth-and-5 and the Ducks will get the ball back at the Red Raiders’ 25 with 6:53 to play.
The starting right tackle is on the field and being treated by trainers. The Ducks have fourth-and-2 at the Texas Tech 25 with 8:02 to play and leading 13-0.
Texas Tech had stopped Oregon’s offense after Finney’s interception but was offsides on a fourth-and-two punt to keep the ball with the Ducks.
The freshman phenom intercepted his second pass of the game in the end zone after Texas Tech drove all the way to the goal line. With less than 15 minutes to play, Oregon is in complete control and the Red Raiders have yet to score, trailing 13-0.
The Ducks are just 15 minutes away from their first CFP semifinal berth since the 2014 season, leading the Red Raiders 13-0 heading into the fourth. Texas Tech is driving after a Dante Moore interception and faces 1st-and-goal out of the break.
Both teams’ struggles on fourth down continue after Dante Moore was hit hard looking for a receiver over the middle and threw an interception to TTU’s Ben Roberts. Oregon still leads 13-0 with 3:06 to play in the third. Oregon is 3 for 7 on fourth down this game while Tech is 0 for 1.
Forcing a 4th-and-1 situation backed in their own territory, the Oregon defense came through again and stuffed a wildcat run attempt by the Red Raiders. The Oregon offense will take over at its own 35-yard-line with just over six minutes to go in the third quarter. The Ducks lead 13-0.
On 3rd-and-long, edge Matayo Uiagalelei stripped and stole the ball from Texas Tech QB Behren Morton and was tackled just short of the goal line after ripping the ball away. On the next play, Jordon Davison took a pitch for a short score to extend Oregon’s lead to 13-0 with 11:20 to go in the third.
Despite good field position set up by a Malik Benson punt return, the Ducks couldn’t capitalize in field goal range again. On fourth-and-short, Moore had an open Kenyon Sadiq down the field but didn’t see him and scrambled just short of the line to gain. With 12:06 to go in the third quarter, Oregon still leads 6-0.
After forcing yet another Texas Tech three-and-out, punt returner Malik Benson took a punt 28 yards into TTU territory for the Ducks first possession of the second half.
In a slugfest, Oregon football leads Texas Tech, 6-0 at half. The Ducks have nearly tripled the Red Raiders in time of possession and are outgaining them 198-88, but lead by less than a touchdown heading into the halftime break. Dante Moore is 22 for 27 for 192 yards, but the Ducks have rushed for minus-5 yards as a team.
The senior placekicker drilled a 39-yard field goal right down the middle after the Oregon offense once again stalled in Red Raider territory. The kick was set up by Bryce Boettcher’s forced fumble and Brandon Finney’s recovery. Finney also has an interception. Oregon leads Texas Tech, 6-0, with 1:33 to play in the first half.
After the Ducks failed to convert on 4th-and-goal from inside the 5-yard-line on offense, the true freshman corner came away with his second takeaway of the game, scooping up a fumble forced by Bryce Boettcher to give the Oregon offense the ball in Red Raider territory with just over two minutes to play in the first half. Oregon leads 3-0.
Facing 4th-and-short just before midfield, Dan Lanning went into his usual bag of tricks and converted. Punter James Ferguson-Reynolds tossed a short ball to Teitum Tuioti, who picked up 11 yards and a key first down. With 8:21 to go in the first half, Oregon leads 3-0.
After a 50-yard run from J’Koby Williams, the Oregon defense stiffened and forced a 54-yard field goal attempt. TTU kicker Stone Harrington missed the kick and the Ducks still lead, 3-0, with 10:28 to go in the first half.
Oregon’s defensive dominance continued after corner Brandon Finney Jr. jumped an out route and picked up the game’s first turnover on an interception. The Ducks take over in Red Raider territory.
The Ducks have controlled clock and possession throughout the entire first quarter, with over 12 minutes of possession to TTU’s 2:55. Dante Moore is 11-for-13 passing for 93 yards but has been sacked twice and Oregon has rushed for 11 yards. The Ducks lead 3-0 behind a 50-yard field goal from Atticus Sappington on the game’s first drive.
On 4th-and-1 just outside the red zone, Oregon couldn’t convert on its second fourth down of the drive, with running back Jordon Davison taking a direct snap and getting tackled for a loss running to the edge. Texas Tech will take over on downs on its own 25-yard-line, trailing Oregon 3-0 with 3:02 left in the first.
The Ducks are methodically moving down the field, converting on a 4th-and-short to move past midfield on a throw from Dante Moore to Kenyon Sadiq. Moore is 9-for-11 passing already, while the UO run game has struggled to find its footing.
After one drive, the Oregon football team leads Texas Tech, 3-0. The Ducks drove 43 yards in 10 plays, mostly through the air, before having to settle for a 50-yard field goal from Atticus Sappington. There is 10:41 to go in the first.
Kick off is moments away between No. 4 Texas Tech and No. 5 Oregon in the CFP quarterfinals at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The Red Raiders won the coin toss and elected to defer possession to the second half. The Ducks will receive to start the game.
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Since the No. 5 Oregon football team’s lone loss of the season to No. 1 Indiana in mid-October, quarterback Dante Moore has made it an emphasis to play with a smile on his face.
The redshirt sophomore was sacked six times against the Hoosiers, threw a season-low one touchdown and had two interceptions in the Ducks’ tough loss at Autzen Stadium in a game he admitted he made “bigger than what it was.”
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Oregon football coach Dan Lanning has preached “Strength in numbers” since August, before the Ducks even kicked off their season and anyone outside the program had seen UO take a single snap.
Just days away from a College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup against Texas Tech in Miami for the Orange Bowl, that message still rings true.
Following a 59-13 rout of Montana State to open the season, Lanning proclaimed that if players saw the field against the FCS Bobcats Aug. 30, “then we trust them.”
“Strength in numbers has to be a weapon for us,” Lanning said. “Throughout the season you never know who might go down and who might be up. Because of that we want to get great experience for players playing above the line football.
“We have a lot of guys that are good enough right now.”
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Oregon football receiver Malik Benson has been patient for almost his entire playing career.
The Lansing, Kansas, product was lightly recruited out of high school, spent two seasons at a community college and then a year each at Alabama and Florida State before settling in Eugene for his senior season.
Over the last half of the season, Benson has proven to be one of the Ducks’ most important players and has continually stepped up when the team has needed him most. He’s been a key piece in helping Oregon to the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1 against Texas Tech.
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Oregon Ducks football vs. Texas Tech, Orange Bowl preview
Register-Guard reporter Alec Dietz sets the scene as Oregon prepares to play Texas Tech in the CFP quarterfinals at Hard Rock Stadium.
Wide receiver Evan Stewart was among the eight Oregon players officially listed as “out” for the Orange Bowl game against Texas Tech when the final availability report was released Thursday at 7:30 a.m. PT.
Also not playing Jan. 1 are defensive backs Kingston Lopa, Solomon Davis and Sione Laulea, offensive tackle Gernorris Wilson, wide receivers Kyler Kasper and Justius Lowe, and running back Da’Jaun Riggs.
Lopa, Lowe, Laulea and Davis are reportedly entering the transfer portal. The others are injured.
Listed as a game-time decision is defensive back Trey McNutt, who has missed the entire season with a broken leg.
Oregon quarterback Dante Moore is the potential top pick in the 2026 NFL draft, tight end Kenyon Sadiq is a second-team all-American, the Ducks’ running back trio is as potent as any in the nation and its game-breaking depth at wide receiver ignites the most explosive offense in the country.
Providing protection and keeping order for all of them, however, is an offensive line nicknamed “The Law Firm” and boasting a starting five who are collectively and statistically superior to almost any other in the NCAA.
“I don’t know nothing about the law,” junior center Iapani Laloulo joked during a post-practice interview Dec. 28 at the Hatfield Dowlin Complex, “but if you’re not gonna follow the law, we’re gonna be those guys to come over there and punish you.”
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What TV channel is Oregon vs. Texas Tech on today?
- TV channel: ESPN
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Oregon will play Texas Tech on ESPN with Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, Katie George and Stormy Buonantony on the call. Streaming options for the game include Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Oregon vs. Texas Tech time today in CFP quarterfinal at Orange Bowl
- Date: Thursday, Jan. 1
- Time: 9 a.m. PT
- Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami
The Ducks and Red Raiders are scheduled to kick off at 9 a.m. PT Thursday, Jan. 1 from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Oregon football schedule 2025
- Saturday, Aug. 30: Oregon 59, Montana State 13
- Saturday, Sept. 6: Oregon 69, Oklahoma State 3
- Saturday, Sept. 13: Oregon 34, Northwestern 14
- Saturday, Sept. 20: Oregon 41, Oregon State 7
- Saturday, Sept. 27: Oregon 30, Penn State 24
- Saturday, Oct. 11: Indiana 30, Oregon 20
- Saturday, Oct. 18: Oregon 56, Rutgers 10
- Saturday, Oct. 25: Oregon 21, Wisconsin 7
- Saturday, Nov. 8: Oregon 18, Iowa 16
- Friday, Nov. 14: Oregon 42, Minnesota 13
- Saturday, Nov. 22: Oregon 42, USC 27
- Saturday, Nov. 29: Oregon 26, Washington 14
- Saturday, Dec. 20: Oregon 51, James Madison 34
- Thursday, Jan. 1: Texas Tech at Orange Bowl
Texas Tech football schedule 2025
- Saturday, Aug. 30: Texas Tech 67, Arkansas Pine Bluff 7
- Saturday, Sept. 6: Texas Tech 62, Kent State 14
- Saturday, Sept. 13: Texas Tech 45, Oregon State 14
- Saturday, Sept. 20: Texas Tech 34, Utah 10
- Saturday, Oct. 4: Texas Tech 35, Houston 11
- Saturday, Oct. 11: Texas Tech 42, Kansas 17
- Saturday, Oct. 18: Arizona State 26, Texas Tech 22
- Saturday, Oct. 25: Texas Tech 42, Oklahoma State 0
- Saturday, Nov. 1: Texas Tech 43, Kansas State 20
- Saturday, Nov. 8: Texas Tech 29, BYU 7
- Saturday, Nov. 15: Texas Tech 48, UCF 9
- Saturday, Nov. 29: Texas Tech 49, West Virginia 0
- Saturday, Dec. 6: Texas Tech 34, BYU 7 in Big 12 Championship
Oregon vs. Texas Tech predictions
- Alec Dietz, Register-Guard: Oregon 30, Texas Tech 24
- Chris Hansen, Register-Guard: Oregon 27, Texas Tech 24
- Matt Glenesk, USA Today: Texas Tech 34, Oregon 26
- Zac Al-Khateeb, USA Today Network: Texas Tech 30, Oregon 24
- Craig Meyer, USA Today Network: Oregon 27, Texas Tech 23
Oregon vs. Texas Tech spread, odds, line
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Wednesday, Dec. 31.
- Moneyline: Texas Tech +105, Oregon -125
- Spread: Oregon by 2
- Over/under: 50
Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football and women’s basketball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at [email protected].
Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men’s basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard. You can reach him at [email protected].
