{"id":51,"date":"2026-01-10T02:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/?p=51"},"modified":"2026-01-10T02:26:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:26:03","slug":"indiana-opens-peach-bowl-with-pick-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/indiana-opens-peach-bowl-with-pick-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana opens Peach Bowl with pick-6\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Peach Bowl did no longer begin properly at all for Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the Ducks obtained the opening kickoff, Indiana protective again D&#8217;Angelo Ponds picked off Oregon QB Dante Moore on the first play from scrimmage and again the ball for a 25-yard pick-6 to open the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It used to be Moore\u2019s 0.33 interception towards Indiana in simply over a game\u2019s worth of action. The Hoosiers intercepted Moore twice in their 30-20 regular-season win over the Ducks in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indiana entered the recreation as a 3-point favored thanks to its undefeated season and Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza. And additionally due to the fact of a protection that forces a lot of turnovers. Ponds\u2019 pick out used to be the 18th of the season over 15 video games for the Hoosiers. Indiana has now compelled 27 turnovers all season \u2014 that\u2019s simply underneath two per game.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Indiana-opens-Peach-Bowl.jpg\" alt=\"Indiana opens Peach Bowl\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Indiana-opens-Peach-Bowl.jpg 575w, https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Indiana-opens-Peach-Bowl-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moore bounced again shortly on Oregon&#8217;s subsequent drive, however. Moore tossed a 19-yard TD to Jamari Johnson to cap a 14-play, 75-yard power that tied the recreation at 7-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What an electric start for the Hoosiers! In a game with massive stakes, Indiana cornerback <strong>D&#8217;Angelo Ponds<\/strong> intercepted Oregon quarterback Dante Moore on the <strong>very first play from scrimmage<\/strong> and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This play set the tone for the 2026 Peach Bowl (a College Football Playoff Semifinal), giving No. 1 Indiana an immediate 7-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Details from the Game<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Matchup:<\/strong> No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 5 Oregon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Play:<\/strong> Ponds jumped a route on Oregon\u2019s opening throw, taking it to the house just 11 seconds into the game.<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Early Momentum:<\/strong> This was part of a nightmare start for Oregon\u2019s Dante Moore, who also lost a fumble later in the first half that led to another Indiana touchdown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Stakes:<\/strong> The winner of this game advances to the National Championship on January 19 in Miami to face the No. 10 seed <strong>Miami Hurricanes<\/strong>, who defeated Ole Miss in the other semifinal.<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indiana entered this game at a perfect 14-0, and this opening pick-six only added to the &#8220;Team of Destiny&#8221; narrative surrounding Curt Cignetti\u2019s squad this season.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Would you like me to look up the final score of the game or more stats for D&#8217;Angelo Ponds?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peach Bowl did no longer begin properly at all for Oregon. After the Ducks obtained the opening kickoff, Indiana protective again D&#8217;Angelo Ponds picked off Oregon QB Dante Moore on the first play from scrimmage and again the ball for a 25-yard pick-6 to open the game. It used to be Moore\u2019s 0.33 interception &#8230; <a title=\"Indiana opens Peach Bowl with pick-6\u00a0\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/indiana-opens-peach-bowl-with-pick-6\/\" aria-label=\"More on Indiana opens Peach Bowl with pick-6\u00a0\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53,"href":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions\/53"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruhinews.com\/n\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}