No. 1 seed Indiana is emerging from the College Football Playoff semifinals looking like one of the most dominant teams of the modern era and a potentially inevitable national champion. However, No. 10 seed Miami will have something to say about it on Jan. 19 inside Hard Rock Stadium, when the teams collide with a national championship on the line.

The Oregon Ducks once again saw their season end in blowout fashion, this time to the Indiana Hoosiers, leaving us with these major takeaways.

ATLANTA - No. 5 Oregon’s College Football Playoff run collapsed with a devastating semifinal defeat against No. 1 Indiana, falling 56-22 in the Peach Bowl Friday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Dominance has been a tenet of Indiana football from the moment coach Curt Cignetti arrived on campus. Since the start of the 2024 season, Indiana leads the nation in points margin, outscoring its opponents by 28.

All of 11 seconds into Friday's College Football Playoff semifinal, Oregon was down 7-0 and a Mercedes-Benz Stadium full of Indiana fans was ecstatic. In just an instant all of Oregon's national title hopes seemed to dissipate. It would only get worse from there in Indiana's impressively lopsided 56-22 Peach Bowl win over the Ducks.

Oregon got off to a rough start to Friday's semifinal game when Dante Moore threw a pick-six on the first play from scrimmage. Moore responded by leading the Ducks on a game-tying touchdown drive, although he struggled with ball control later in the half.

On Oregon’s next drive, Indiana sacked Moore on consecutive plays and the Ducks (13-2) were forced to punt. With just under 5 minutes to go in the half, ESPN announcer Sean McDonough offered a succinct summary of the first half:

Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry recap Indiana's dominant win over Oregon in the college football semifinal, punching their ticket to the national championship.

In the high-profile matchup between arguably the top two quarterbacks eligible for the 2026 NFL draft, Fernando Mendoza scored a huge win over Dante Moore with Indiana's 56-22 victory against Oregon in the College Football Playoff semifinal.

Who is Jay Harris? The Oregon backup running back is in the transfer portal but is leading the Ducks at the position against Indiana in the Peach Bowl.