Oregon keeps its College Football Playoff hopes alive
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There were a couple near upsets in the Big Ten that would've tossed College Football Playoff projections into a jumbled mess, but unbeaten Indiana and one-loss Oregon prevailed on their final possessions against Penn State and Iowa, respectively, away from home to keep pace behind top-ranked Ohio State.
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Oregon leading receiver injury status "uncertain" vs Iowa football
Sources: Oregon leading wide receiver Dakorien Moore was injured in practice this week and his availability at Iowa today is uncertain. Moore, a true freshman, leads the Ducks with 28 catches and 443 yards. pic.twitter.com/pCCtX72jeL
Iowa is aiming for its first CFP appearance, but it will likely need to win all of its remaining games to achieve this goal. On the "College GameDay Podcast," ESPN's Pete Thamel expressed his belief that the Hawkeyes have the potential to pull off an upset as a 6.5-point underdog.
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Tomorrow's Top 25 Today: Texas A&M makes strong case for No. 1 in updated college football rankings
Last week's voting had Ohio State as the rock-solid No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll with 55 first-place votes and 1,633 voting points. Indiana had the second-most first-place votes with 11, but the 1,591 voting points was closer to No. 1 than it was to No. 3, where Texas A&M checked in with just one first-place vote and 1,523 voting points.
On his podcast Wednesday, FOX Sports lead college football analyst Joel Klatt outlined which teams could rise, and which might tumble, in the College Football Playoff picture. His biggest concern? The Oregon Ducks,
Oregon enters the final stretch of the regular season needing to win out to stay in the College Football Playoff race.
Oregon wide receiver Dakorien Moore's status is uncertain for his team's Week 11 game against No. 20 Iowa ( 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ Premium) after he suffered an injury during practice this week, according to ESPN. Moore, a true freshman, leads the Ducks with 443 yards receiving on 28 catches with three touchdowns.