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Indiana and Oregon kick at 7:45 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPN.
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4th Quarter
TOUCHDOWN OREGON: It’s 56-22 Hoosiers. With :22 left.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Black 23-yard run. Hoosiers go 5 plays and 65 yards. It’s 56-15 Hoosiers with 5:13 left.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Mendoza 3-yard pass to Sarratt. Hoosiers go 3 plays and 7 yards. It’s 49-15 Indiana with 11:36 to go.
Hoosiers with the foot on the gas⛽
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— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) January 10, 2026
BLOCKED PUNT BY INDIANA. Daniel Ndukwe with the block, gives IU the ball at the Oregon 7. 42-15 Hoosiers with 13:04 left.
PUNT BLOCKED ❌
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— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) January 10, 2026
3rd Quarter
TOUCHDOWN OREGON: Harris 1-yard run. Ducks go 2 plays and 75 yards. 2-point conversion, Moore to Johnson. It’s 42-15 Indiana with 7:50 left in the third.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: EJ Williams 13-yard pass from Mendoza. Indiana goes 11 plays, 75 yards. It’s 42-7 Hoosiers with 8:52 left in the third.
All alone in the end zone 😳
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— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) January 10, 2026
Indiana starts the second half with the ball.
HALFTIME STATS
2nd Quarter
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Elijah Sarratt 1-yard pass from Mendoza. Hoosiers go 6 plays and 21 yards. It’s 35-7 Indiana with :59 left in the half.
MR. HEISMAN RIGHT ON THE 💸
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— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) January 10, 2026
FUMBLE BY OREGON: Ndukwe sacks Moore, Moore fumbles, Landino recovers. It’s IU ball 1st and 10 at the 21.
FORCED FUMBLE ➡️ INDIANA BALL
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— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) January 10, 2026
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Mendoza 36 yards to Becker. 4 plays, 61 yards. It’s 28-7 Indiana with 3:13 left in the half.
WHAT A CATCH 🤯
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— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) January 10, 2026
Indiana defense gets two sacks and forces a punt. It’s IU ball at their own 39, 1st and 10. 21-7 Hoosiers with 4:57 left in the half.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Black runs it in from one yard out. 3 play, 3 yard drive. It’s 21-7 Hoosiers with 8:17 left.
Hoosiers take it away… then take it home😳
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— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) January 10, 2026
FUMBLE OREGON: Recovered by Indiana’s Mario Landino at the Oregon 3. 1st and 10 Indiana.
Indiana punts. It’s Oregon ball at their own 13. Indiana leads 14-7 with 9:35 left in the half.
Oregon punts. It’s IU ball at their own 18, 1st and 10 with 13:26 left in the half. 14-7 Hoosiers.
At the start of the second, it’s Oregon ball, 2nd and 6 at their own 29. Indiana leads 14-7.
1st QUARTER
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Mendoza 8-yard pass to Cooper, Jr. 11 play, 75 yard drive. It’s 14-7 Indiana with :40 left in the quarter.
HOOSIERS FIND THE ENDZONE 🎯
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— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) January 10, 2026
TOUCHDOWN OREGON: Moore 19 yard pass to Johnson. 14 play, 75 yard drive. It’s 7-7 with 7:11 left.
Timeout Indiana with 8:04 left in the first. It’s Oregon ball, 1st down at the IU 17. Hoosiers lead 7-0.
INTERCEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN BY INDIANA: D’Angelo Ponds with the interception, and he returns it 25 yards for a score on the first play from scrimmage. 7-0 Hoosiers.
THAT’S HOW YOU START A BALL GAME🤯
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— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) January 10, 2026
PREGAME NOTES
Indiana wins the toss and defers.
Pat Coogan, Aiden Fisher, Riley Nowakowski and Elijah Sarratt are IU’s captains, along with honorary captain Kyle Schwarber.
It feels like roughly 85 to 15 with the crowd in favor of Indiana.
Lineup Notes:
Khalil Benson was taking first team snaps at right tackle. Multiple players have played at that spot in recent games. Daniel Ndukwe was taking first team snaps at outside linebacker.
Injury Report:
The final report will be released at 6 p.m. ET. Here is the Thursday evening report.
Key players to watch pregame are Oregon running back Noah Whittington and Indiana kickoff specialist Brendan Franke.
Franke is on the field in uniform but only doing light warmups.
Whittington has been going through warmups and appears likely to play.

Gameday Essentials:
No. 1 INDIANA (14-0) vs. No. 5 OREGON (13-1)
- Kickoff: 7:40 p.m. ET, Friday
- Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (71,000, field turf)
- Television: ESPN — Sean McDonough (pbp), Greg McElRoy (analyst), Laura Rutledge & Molly McGrath (sideline)
- Stream: ESPN
- Radio: IU Football radio network
- Odds: Indiana is around a 3.5-point favorite
Full Gameday Preview:
IU football game day: Indiana vs. Oregon CFP/Peach Bowl primer and prediction
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