Story byPaul White, Ducks WireSat, January 10, 2026 at 5:50 AM UTC·6 min readThe Oregon Ducks spent more than a calendar year trying to build themselves back up and avenge their disappointing Rose Bowl loss from last season. They had already advanced further than they did last year, and the only thing standing between them and the National Champion game was the Indiana Hoosiers. It was a rematch of their Week 7 game where the Hoosiers won by 10 points, and somehow that would have been a better outcome than tonight. Things looked bleak from the start after Dante Moore threw a game-opening pick-six, and they never really recovered from that point. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Ducks strung together some moments of good football, but they were overmatched for the most part in this game.
