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- Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Friday night's Peach Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal was expected to be an entertaining quarterback battle between Indiana's Fernando Mendoza and Oregon's Dante Moore. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBefore the game, both signal-callers were projected by NFL Draft experts to go No.
- 1 and No.
- 2 overall in 2026, with Moore slightly ahead of Mendoza. But Indiana's defense dominated, and Moore made several costly mistakes.
- In the first half alone, he threw a pick-six and fumbled twice, as the Hoosiers took a 35-7 lead into halftime. Let's break down Moore's errors in what could be his final college football game before declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft. MORE: Oregon RB Jay Harris stars in CFP semifinal despite entering transfer portalDante Moore mistakesMoore had one of the worst games of his Oregon career in his second meeting against the Ducks.
- At halftime, Moore had completed just 11 passes for a touchdown and interception.
