ESPN 'College GameDay' makes picks for Oregon Ducks vs. Texas Tech

The Oregon Ducks have been waiting a full calendar year to get back to this moment. It was 365 days ago that they saw their promising 2024 season come to an end with a brutal loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl. Now, they get a chance to redeem themselves and move on to the College Football Playoff quarterfinals with an Orange Bowl matchup against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

It is undoubtedly the biggest game that either team will have played all season long, and against one of the best teams they've seen this year for the Ducks. Many experts are predicting a close one, with a lot of national college football analysts predicting Oregon to come out on top and advance to the semifinals.

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ESPN's College GameDay set up shop in Pasadena on Saturday morning ahead of the Alabama Crimson Tide and Indiana Hoosiers game, but the crew still dove into Oregon's game against Texas Tech to preview and pick that game.

Here's a look at how all of the members of the show picked the game to play out:

Desmond Howard: Texas Tech

Pat McAfee: Oregon

Nick Saban: Oregon

Kirk Herbstreit: Oregon

The game between Oregon and James Madison kicks off at 4:30 p.m. PT on TNT in Eugene, OR.

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