Inside the College Football Playoff Semifinals: Which Underdog Will Shock the Nation?
Their first meeting could’ve gone either way, and the Ducks have more talent, the Hoosiers have a slightly better quarterback, and the coaching matchup is a toss-up. Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza won the 2025 Heisman, but he and Oregon QB Dante Moore will likely be the first and second quarterbacks taken in the 2026 NFL Draft.Â
In fact, Moore has better big-time throw and turnover-worthy play rates than Mendoza, per Pro Football Focus. If you want to split hairs, fine, head coach Curt Cignetti getting the Hoosiers into the CFP semifinals is more impressive than what Lanning has done in Eugene. But Lanning is no slouch either. He is 48-7 at Oregon, 4-1 in bowl games, and the Ducks were the 1-seed in last year’s CFP.Â



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