Indiana Hoosiers Start Off Peach Bowl With Electric Pick-Six
That's one way to start a game.
The Peach Bowl between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Oregon Ducks was supposed to be full of fireworks, but no one expected them to start on the first play.
Hoosiers cornerback D’Angelo Ponds took care of that.
On the first play of the game, he perfectly read that Oregon quarterback Dante Moore was looking towards the sideline and jumped the route. Once he intercepted the ball, he had nothing but open turf in front him and took the pigskin to the house.
That, my friends, is how you announce your arrival in the national semifinal. Not just as a team, but as a program.
Indiana has never made it this far in football in its 100-plus years of existence, yet the Hoosiers looked like they belong on every stage they’ve been on thus far and embraced every moment perfectly.
ATLANTA - D'Angelo Ponds of the Indiana Hoosiers scores a touchdown on an interception against Dante Moore of the Oregon Ducks during the first quarter in the 2025 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 9, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
It took all of one play to solidify that they are ready for the next one.
The Ducks responded with a 14-play touchdown drive of their own, culminated by a 19-yard pass by Moore. We are in for a good one here.