The Orange Bowl hasn’t kicked off yet, but emotions are already high, and on Thursday, January 1, the day will finally arrive. This season, the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Oregon Ducks will take center stage in the annual game.
Texas Tech and Oregon meet with history coming to a head. This is a pregame moment built for butterflies, both the good and terrifying kind, and both fan bases are wearing theirs proudly. Are you ready yet?
For Texas Tech, this game feels really personal. It’s grit with a strong pulse and belief sharpened by years of waiting for this game. The Red Raiders arrive carrying more than helmets and playbooks. They bring confidence and experience. Every snap in the showdown promises a little excitement, a little magic and a whole lot of heart.
Oregon enters with a different energy. They’re smooth, fast and super flashy. The Ducks don’t slowly walk into bowl season. They arrive with tons of swagger. Their confidence is easy to see under Miami skies, daring anyone to doubt them. This is a team that knows it’s fun to watch in any venue.
The beauty of this matchup lives in the anticipation and the deep breaths before kickoff. It also lives in the way the crowd swells as the bands warm up and the glances exchanged between teammates who know what’s at stake. This game is all about emotion lining up shoulder to shoulder with preparation. It’s about belief flirting with possibility and two programs ready to turn feeling into fireworks.
The Orange Bowl waits. Hearts are already racing. Kickoff can’t come soon enough, right? Both teams are already heritage school when it comes to football, and that should make for a great showdown. So, let’s get into the details.
How to Watch the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Oregon Ducks in the Orange Bowl
The Oregon Ducks (12-1) will play the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-1) in the Orange Bowl, starting at 12 p.m. ET in Miami Gardens, Florida. Oregon is favorited to win this game by 2.5 points.
- Venue: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida
- Time: Noon ET
- Streaming: Fubo
- TV: ESPN
Texas Tech vs. Oregon Among the Most Exciting College Football Playoff Games
The Texas Tech and Oregon game is among the most anticipated in this year’s CFP, because it’s one of the most evenly matched games of the tournament. Both teams are physical, aggressive and fast. Both teams also have elite players and top-tier coaching.
For Texas Tech, “Senior quarterback Behren Morton leads the Red Raiders’ offense,” Daniel Kohn of CBS Sports notes in a pregame feature out on Wednesday, Dec. 31. “In 11 games this season, he has completed 67% of his passes for 2,643 yards and 22 touchdowns with four interceptions.”
He adds, “He has thrown seven touchdowns with no interceptions over the past four games. In the win over BYU, he completed 20 of 33 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns.”
This season, according to ESPN and school research, Texas Tech has averaged 26.2 more points per game, at 42.5 points, than Oregon gave up with 16.3.
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