Oregon shuts out Texas Tech to win Orange Bowl behind dominant defensive outing

Oregon bushed Texas Tech 16-0 to triumph the Orange Bowl and beforehand successful the College Football Playoff connected Thursday astatine Hard Rock Stadium with a ascendant antiaircraft showing. 

The Ducks forced 4 turnovers successful the win, holding the Red Raiders to conscionable 206 yards of full offense. The Red Raiders defence kept Texas Tech successful the crippled with an interception and by turning the Ducks implicit connected downs insert times, but it wasn't enough. 

The archetypal fractional of Oregon-Texas Tech was debased scoring. The Ducks marched down the tract connected their opening drive, but aft a third-down sack of Dante Moore, they were forced to settee for a 50-yard tract extremity from Atticus Sappington to marque it 3-0. 

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Oregon antiaircraft backmost Brandon Finney (4) runs aft intercepting the shot during the archetypal fractional of the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal crippled against Texas Tech successful Miami Gardens, Florida, connected Jan. 1, 2026. (Lynne Sladky/AP Photo)

The Ducks continued to determination the ball, but the Texas Tech defence held beardown connected its ain broadside of the field. The Ducks turned the shot implicit connected downs connected the Red Raiders' 23-yard successful their ensuing violative possession aft the tract goal.

Texas Tech backmost Behren Morton was intercepted by Brandon Finney Jr., giving the Ducks bully tract presumption connected the Red Raiders' 35-yard line, but the defence held up again. The Red Raiders forced a nonaccomplishment of 10 yards and an Oregon punt. 

Texas Tech had 9 yards of discourtesy successful the archetypal 4th but had an explosive play successful the 2nd quarter. Running backmost J’Koby Williams broke a tackle and ripped disconnected a 50-yard tally to determination into Ducks territory. 

However, the Red Raiders discourtesy did thing other afterward, and kicker Stone Harrington missed a 54-yard tract goal, keeping the people astatine 3-0. Oregon took implicit astir midfield, and led a 14-play, 62-yard thrust down the Texas Tech two-yard line, but the defence erstwhile again slammed the door, forcing a turnover connected downs. 

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Oregon wide receiver Malik Benson, top, jumps up to observe aft Oregon antiaircraft backmost Brandon Finney Jr. makes an interception during the archetypal fractional of the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal crippled against Texas Tech successful Miami Gardens, Florida, connected Jan. 1, 2026. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)

The Texas Tech discourtesy past gave the shot close back, arsenic moving backmost Cameron Dickey fumbled aft 2 archetypal downs, and it was recovered by Finney. Oregon took implicit astatine the Texas Tech 29-yard line, but erstwhile again the Red Raiders defence held beardown and forced a tract goal.

Sappington made the 39-yard tract extremity to enactment the Ducks up 6-0 with nether 2 minutes successful the 2nd quarter, which was the people astatine halftime. 

The opening of the 3rd 4th was much of the same. Texas Tech got the shot first, but went three-and-out. 

Oregon got the shot backmost astatine midfield aft a 28-yard return, but the Texas Tech defence erstwhile again forced different turnover connected downs connected a fourth-and-two astatine the Red Raiders' 33-yard line. 

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Oregon spot kicker Atticus Sappington (36) kicks a tract goal, held by punter James Ferguson-Reynolds (46), during the archetypal fractional of the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal crippled successful Miami Gardens, Florida, connected Jan. 1, 2026. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)

The Ducks' lone touchdown was acceptable up by their defense. Morton was strip-sacked by Matayo Uiagalelei, who picked up the fumble and returned it to the Texas Tech six-yard line. Running backmost Jordon Davison scored connected a six-yard rushing touchdown connected the adjacent play to springiness the Ducks a 13-0 lead. 

Texas Tech precocious the shot past midfield connected the ensuing possession, but Oregon stopped them connected a fourth-and-one. 

Texas Tech’s defence past stepped up again, intercepting Moore connected 4th down to springiness their discourtesy the shot connected their ain 45-yard line. They moved into the reddish portion for the archetypal clip erstwhile Morton connected with Terrance Carter Jr. connected a heavy shot down the sideline astatine the extremity of the 3rd quarter. 

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However, Oregon’s defence unopen the doorway with their 4th takeaway of the game. Finney picked disconnected Morton successful the extremity zone, securing his 2nd interception of the crippled and preserving the Ducks' 13-0 lead. 

Sappington nailed a tract extremity pursuing the interception to marque it 16-0, wherever the people remained final.

Oregon volition play the victor of Indiana and Alabama successful the College Football Playoff semifinal. 

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