January 1, 2026
By Alex Byington, On3: Turns out first-round byes in the College Football Playoff might not be the reward it’s intended to be. A year after the Top 4-ranked Playoff teams with first-round byes all lost in the quarterfinals, this year’s quarters have started much the same way.
Following No. 10-ranked Miami‘s 24-14 upset of No. 2 seed and defending national champion Ohio State on Wednesday night, Thursday’s triple-header began with No. 5 Oregon‘s shocking 23-0 shutout of fourth-seeded Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl. Ducks head coach Dan Lanning, who was on the other end of the quarterfinal curse when Oregon lost 41-21 to the eighth-ranked Buckeyes as the top overall seed in last year’s Playoffs, specifically credited his team’s lack of a layoff for contributing to Thursday’s victory.
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