It’s the College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Oregon (12-1) and Texas Tech (12-1), a game played in the Capitol One Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla., on New Yer’s Day. The Southeaster 16 crew previews the game. Topics include:
In its opening line, FanDuel favors Oregon by 1 1/2 with an over-under of 52 1/2
Oregon’s offense scored 39.2 points per game and placed linemen Emmanuel Pregnon and center Iapani Laloulu on All-American teams, as well as tight end Kenyon Saddiq. while quarterback Dante Moore (3,046 passing yards) found wide receiver Malik Benson (8 TD) often and running backs Noah Whittington, Jordon Davison and Dierre Hill all ran for over 500 yards.
The Ducks defense (16.3 ppg, 271 ypg) also stood out thanks to All-American defensive back Dillon Thieneman (2 int) and All-Big 10 standouts that included linebacker Bryce Boettcher (113 tackles), defensive lineman Bear Alexander (49 tackles, 6.5 TFL), defensive back Brandon Finney (7 PBU), inside linebackerTeitum Tuitoi (14 TFL, 7.5 sacks)and defensive lineman A'Mauri Washington (4.5 TFL, 15 pressures, 6 PBU).
Texas Tech’s star-studded defense was among the nation’s best (10.9 ppg, 254 ypg, 4.0 yards per play). Linebacker Jacob Rodriguez (finished finished fifth in the Heisman voting; won Nagurski and Bednarik; had seven forced fumbles, four interceptions) was the country’s best defender. He had lots of help from All-American defensive linemen David Bailey (13 1/2 sacks) and A.J. Holmes, plus, All-Big 12 picks Romello Height (10 1/2 sacks) and Brice Pollock
The Red Raiders' offense put up 42.5 points and 480 yards per game and averaged 6.4 yards per play. First-team All-Big 12 QB Behren Morton (22 TD, 4 interceptions) led the way thanks to a host of play-makers that included running back Cameron Dickey (Cameron Dickey (1,095 yards, 14 TD, 216 rec. yards), wide receivers Reginald Virgil (676 yards, 6 TD) and Caleb Douglas (846 yards, 7 TD)and All-American lineman Lee Hunter and All-Big 12 guard Davion Carter.
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