-Oregon football will play in the first-ever College Football Playoff Championship game against Ohio State in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium tonight. The kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. PST on ESPN. The Ducks were seeded as the No. 2 team in the final four. Ohio State was placed at the No. 4 position. Oregon beat No. 3 Florida State in the semi-final at the Rose Bowl and the Buckeyes beat No. 1 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl to reach the championship. Oregon has never won a national championship while Ohio State has won seven in their program’s history. The spread is currently in favor of Oregon by 6.5 points, according to oddsshark.com.

-Oregon is without wide receiver Darren Carrington and running back Ayele Forde after the two failed an NCAA-mandated drug test. Carrington’s absence comes after he caught seven passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns in the semi-final of the College Football Playoffs game against Florida State at the Rose Bowl.

-Men’s basketball split the weekend against the Arizona schools, losing to No. 7 Arizona on Thursday night and beating the Sun Devils in wild fashion on Saturday. Oregon is now 14-4 on the year and 2-1 in conference play. Pac-12 competition continues on Thursday against Washington State at 8 p.m. in Pullman, Washington.

-The women’s basketball team was swept by No. 11 Oregon State in two games this past weekend. The opening matchup of the Civil War was held in Corvallis, Oregon where the Beavers won 70-37. Two days later the rivals met again at Matt Knight Arena, but the result wasn’t much different as Oregon State beat Oregon 77-48. The Ducks are now 8-7 on the season and 1-3 in Pac-12 play. They play next against the Washington Huskies at Matt Knight Arena on Friday at 8 p.m.

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