Indiana brings more than a paper-chase opportunity to Autzen Stadium this Saturday — it’s coming off an undefeated start, ranked No. 7, and now faces a Ducks squad also unbeaten and ranked No. 3 nationally. The stakes couldn’t be higher: this marks the first top-10 Big Ten matchup for Indiana since its resurgence, and a chance to knock off Northwestern’s new conference power on the road.
Oregon, meanwhile, enters with swagger and promise behind sophomore QB Dante Moore, who’s completed 74.6% of his passes on the year with 14 touchdowns and only 1 interception. The Ducks average 46.6 points per game, ranking among the nation’s most explosive offenses, and they’ll look to test Indiana’s secondary — possibly buoyed by the return of CB D’Angelo Ponds. Oddsmakers have Oregon as 7.5-point favor