Oregon defensive again Dillon Thieneman, proper, grabs the game-winning interception as Oregon inside linebacker Jerry Mixon celebrates because the Oregon Geese face the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sept. 27, 2025, at Beaver Stadium in College Park, Pennsylvania. Third-ranked Oregon performs its second top-10 staff in as many video games when the Geese host No. 7 Indiana on Saturday in one other high-profile Massive Ten soccer matchup at Eugene, Ore.
The Geese (5-0, 2-0 Massive Ten) had been flying excessive after a 30-24 double-overtime upset of then-No. 3 Penn State on the street on Sept. 27. Now they are going to be rested coming off a midseason bye week and taking part in at dwelling.
Oregon is searching for its thirty sixth win in program historical past over a top-10 staff. The Geese maintain the nation’s longest energetic regular-season profitable streak at 23 video games and the nation’s longest dwelling victory streak at 18.
The Hoosiers and Geese haven’t performed one another since 2004, when Indiana edged Oregon 30-24 in Eugene.
This yr, the Geese have scored factors on all 23 journeys into the pink zone on offense, the second most of any staff within the nation to have scored on 100% of drives contained in the 20.
On protection, Oregon is third within the nation at 123.4 yards passing per sport allowed, and the Geese have given up solely two passing touchdowns in 5 video games. Their move protection gained the sport at Penn State, as an interception ended the second OT.
“These guys have labored actually, actually laborious,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning stated of his defensive backs. “We pitch quite a bit at them each single week about understanding how we will play sure coverages or adapt these adjustments.”
Indiana (5-0, 2-0) survived for a 20-15 win at Iowa on Sept. 27, however the Hoosiers racked up 192 factors within the three video games previous to taking part in the Hawkeyes.
Indiana is off to a 5-0 begin in back-to-back seasons for the primary time in program historical past.
The play of Cal switch Fernando Mendoza at quarterback helps make the Saturday sport a showcase of two of the nation’s high signal-callers, as he’ll go up in opposition to Oregon’s Dante Moore. Mendoza has accomplished 89 of 122 move makes an attempt for 1,208 yards and 16 touchdowns with just one interception this season.
“I simply need Fernando, like the remainder of the blokes on the staff, to loosen up and play their sport. We’re simply going to go on the market and play our sport and play it properly,” Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti stated. “You put together for all of them the identical. In any other case you would be doing a disservice to your staff should you’re all-in one sport and never all-in on one other.”
The Hoosiers’ protection is permitting simply 9.6 factors per sport, the third-best common within the nation. Indiana already has a top-20 win, a 63-10 romp over then-No. 9 Illinois at dwelling on Sept. 20.
Indiana additionally runs the ball properly, with a by-committee method at operating again having produced 1,339 yards and 11 touchdowns on the bottom.
–Area Stage Media
