Overview

• Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT on CBS, with College GameDay in Eugene for the showcase.
• Oregon and Indiana enter 5-0, and local and national analyses note the winner gains a clearer path in the Big Ten race, particularly with Oregon avoiding Ohio State, Michigan and Illinois in the regular season.
• Quarterbacks Dante Moore and Fernando Mendoza have combined for 30 touchdown passes against just two interceptions while each completing over 70% of his attempts.
• Stat profiles point to fireworks: Indiana averages 538 yards per game to Oregon’s 504, and both defenses rank top-10 nationally in key categories this season.
• Oregon’s double-overtime win at Penn State is being reassessed after the Nittany Lions fell to UCLA, a development informing résumé debates as early predictions and betting lines lean toward the Ducks.