The Oregon-Indiana game is the 20th highest-rated game of the season and fourth highest featuring a Big Ten team. Oregon has now appeared in the top two rated Big Ten conference games of the season, with the Week 5 game at Penn State averaging 8.5 million viewers for NBC, which uses Nielsen + Adobe Analytics.

Fernando Mendoza threw for 215 yards and a key fourth-quarter touchdown and No. 7 Indiana remained undefeated with a 30-20 victory over No. 3 Oregon on Saturday.

The No. 8 Oregon Ducks suffered a 30-20 loss to No. 3 Indiana, which in turn has had a drastic effect on their national championship odds. According to FanDuel,

Curt Cignetti is "so confident in himself that it just flows into his players," Indiana linebacker Aiden Fisher said.

Jonathan Smith's players and coaches from Oregon State point to past results with the Beavers that show what Smith’s rebuild at MSU can achieve.

Sitting at a 57.8% completion percentage, 236 yards per game, nine touchdowns and eight interceptions, Murphy’s play is drawing heavy criticism from fans and media alike. His footwork and body language as the losses pile up is visibly worsening.

Ohio State, Miami and Indiana are heavily favored to make the College Football Playoff, but there's plenty of movement below them.

Before the trip, coach Dan Lanning gave an update on an Oregon veteran that won't see the field for the rest of the season: redshirt junior wide receiver Kyler Kasper. Kasper was listed as "out for the season" prior to Oregon's loss to Indiana.