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‘Sexy’ wins are no fluke: Indiana football projected as top-4 College Football Playoff team
Indiana football was a feel-good story in 2024 and a curiosity entering this season. The Hoosiers are now being taken seriously after winning at then-No. 2 Oregon on Saturday.
College football experts have come to think of them as a genuine national contender, with many projecting them as top-4 College Football Playoff team even if they reach the Big Ten championship game and lose to Ohio State.
College Football Playoff projections for Indiana after win over Oregon
“The Hoosiers were big movers this weekend after beating Oregon on the road. Indiana is now 6-0 and the No. 3 team in the country and CBS’ No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff.
“Even as projected Big Ten runners-up, Indiana should still get a first round bye at this rate. That’s how good Curt Cignetti’s crew is playing right now.”
David Cobb, CBS Sports: Curt Cignetti is national Coach of the Year
“Cignetti has guided Indiana to a 6-0 start and its highest-ever ranking in the AP poll while proving that last season’s 11 wins and CFP appearance were anything but a fluke. The Hoosiers’ Week 7 triumph at Oregon is in the running for best college football victory of the season, and it brings the possibility of 12-0 campaign closer to reality. This isn’t just the best coaching job of the season; what Cignetti is doing at Indiana may be the best coaching job of the 21st century.”
A panel of nine on CBS Sports ranked IU as high as third and as low as eighth.
Dan Wolken, Yahoo: IU is the nation’s biggest surprise
“I didn’t think the Hoosiers were a fluke last year, but I was skeptical that Curt Cignetti could do it again because Indiana wasn’t going to be overlooked by any opponent this time around. But I was wrong not to believe in him and Fernando Mendoza, who is probably the Heisman frontrunner at this stage.”
“Any questions raised about Indiana’s CFP viability from last year have no bearing this year. The Hoosiers are better in every area this fall and proved it at Oregon.”
“After beating down previously undefeated North Texas on Friday, USF inches ahead of Tulane as the favorite to take home the American crown. That could set up a trip to Bloomington, Ind., if the Hoosiers aren’t able to sneak past a few conference champions.”
“No team has a more sexy pair of wins than the Hoosiers and if the selection committee put Indiana higher than this, it wouldn’t be a shock. A 50-point beatdown of Illinois, which was ranked inside the top 10 at the time, preceded Saturday’s mammoth victory at Oregon. That’s a signature moment for Curt Cignetti’s program and essentially guarantees another playoff appearance. Over their final six games, the Hoosiers play one team with a winning record (at Maryland on Nov. 1). It looks like you can punch Indiana’s ticket to Indianapolis already.”
Josh Pate, On3: IU will be the No. 5 seed, hosting South Florida
“There certainly will be a race for the Group of Five spot. Memphis is another candidate but Pate is giving the edge to USF at the moment, sliding them in as the 12-seed.
“Indiana losing the Big Ten title game is Curt Cignetti‘s first loss of the year. This gives them the top at-large spot, giving Bloomington the opportunity to host.”
“Indiana has been a playoff contender all season long. The Hoosiers just moved up a tier into the group of possible title contenders with their 30-20 win over Oregon on Saturday. And the Indiana defense is a big reason. Oregon had just 267 yards and 4.2 yards per play. After Old Dominion rushed for 218 yards against the Hoosiers in Week 1, Indiana has given up just 303 rushing yards over its succeeding five games.”
Indiana football remaining regular-season schedule
(with date, location, opponent, opponent’s record, time, TV)
- Oct. 18, vs. Michigan State (3-3 overall, 0-3 Big Ten), 3:30 p.m. ET, Peacock
- Oct. 25, vs. UCLA (2-4, 2-1), TBA, TBA
- Nov. 1, at Maryland (4-2, 1-2), TBA, TBA
- Nov. 8, at Penn State (3-3, 0-3), TBA, TBA
- Nov. 15, vs. Wisconsin (2-4, 0-3), TBA, TBA
- Nov. 28 (Fri.), at Purdue (2-4, 0-3), 7:30 p.m., NBC
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Oregon
Oregon Lottery Pick 4 results for March 5
The Oregon Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at March 5, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Pick 4 numbers from March 5 drawing
1PM: 6-6-8-1
4PM: 7-4-6-0
7PM: 5-6-5-2
10PM: 3-5-4-4
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
When are the Oregon Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 7:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 7:59 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 4: 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. daily.
- Win for Life: 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Megabucks: 7:29 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by an Oregon editor. You can send feedback using this form.
Oregon
Where Oregon Ducks rank in industry recruiting rankings for 2027 class
With the winter evaluation period of high school football recruiting now behind us, we’ve seen some of the top recruiting sites update their rankings over the past few weeks and start to reset their boards for the 2027 class. In February, On3 shifted players around after getting fresh looks at the class, and 247Sports did the same earlier this week.
So with Oregon’s handful of commits getting new ratings, where does the Ducks’ class rank nationally in this cycle?
If you look at sites individually, it looks different, with 247Sports having Oregon sitting at No. 13 in the nation. At Rivals, though, they take the industry ranking, which factors in their own rankings, plus an average from 247Sports and ESPN.
In the industry rankings, Oregon sits at No. 9 in the nation, with five commitments.
Going into the summer months, the Ducks are in a great spot, leading or among the top schools for a handful of the top prospects in the nation, like 5-star QB Will Mencl or 5-star WR Dakota Guerrant. We will see what movement Oregon can make in the coming months after official visits take place early in the summer.
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Oregon
New Data Shows Oregon E-Scooter Injuries on the Rise
Data released by the Oregon Health Authority this week suggests Oregonians are getting hurt on electric scooters more every year.
In recent years, according to OHA, an “e-scooter-specific code” was developed for health care tracking purposes.
From 2021 to 2024, annual injury reports under this code from Oregon hospitals and emergency departments jumped from 211 to 418.
And in just the first nine months of 2025, there had been 509 such reports.
“These injuries are not minor scrapes,” said Dagan Wright, an OHA epidemiologist, in a written statement. “They often involve head injuries, broken bones, and other serious trauma that requires emergency or inpatient care.”
The city of Portland signed contracts with three e-scooter rental companies in 2018, as the transportation craze spread across the country. But e-scooter injury diagnosis codes are relatively new in health care reporting, Wright said in the OHA statement.
“While the overall numbers remain smaller than for other transportation-related injuries, the rapid increase over a short period of time is a clear safety signal,” OHA added.
The agency highlighted the story of Portland e-scooter commuter Daniel Pflieger, who it says was riding a scooter home when he reportedly slid on ice. He bruised several ribs.
Sometimes outcomes are worse. OHA identified 17 deaths linked to electric or motorized scooters since 2018, and seven of those occurred in 2025.
OHA says that e-bikes raise many similar safety concerns as e-scooters. The first full year for which e-bike injuries were coded for reporting was 2023. State data shows 392 reported e-bike injuries that year, 683 in 2024, and 760 in the first nine months of 2025.
“Injuries involving e-bikes and e-scooters share common risk factors—speed, lack of helmet use, roadway design, and interactions with motor vehicles,” Wright said.
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