{"id":665631,"date":"2026-01-09T05:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/665631\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T05:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:29:14","slug":"oregon-running-back-noah-whittington-questionable-for-peach-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/665631\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon running back Noah Whittington questionable for Peach Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"76TCM2W5PJDNZMTIXVC4C47RTU\">ATLANTA \u2014 Oregon continues to face uncertainty at running back ahead of the Peach Bowl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"L3NJ42BMY5GTRHBLF5UCSBP6RE\">Noah Whittington, who leads the No. 5 Ducks with 129 carries for 829 yards and six touchdowns, is listed as questionable for Friday\u2019s College Football Playoff semifinal against No. 1 Indiana at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZGDKRSA7RZDERGC2QWD4YKNPTY\">It\u2019s the first time the sixth-year senior has been listed on UO\u2019s availability report this week. Whittington also has 19 catches for 98 yards and one touchdown and six kickoff returns for 126 yards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"6SVZYOKDCFH7JLO476KI44P62U\">Only three Oregon scholarship running backs are not designated as out for the Peach Bowl: Whittington, Dierre Hill Jr., and Jay Harris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YDILAG55PJHYJG3Q74UMKMWDPU\">Oregon coach Dan Lanning confirmed Harris, who is transferring, is available this week. He is the first UO football player to be actively in the transfer portal and remain with the program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3HV5C5QT6VEHTBQW4PUTD274A4\">Hill has 70 carries for 570 yards and five touchdowns this season. His season-high for carries in a game (10) came at Penn State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"47OCWDI7VZEWLJJ2A7VBRA3F4Y\">Jayden Limar and Makhi Hughes are also transferring and have left the program and Da\u2019Jaun Riggs is out due to a foot injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KQQELIQZTNB2RGU2IXY2PLAOJU\">No. 1 Indiana (14-0) vs. No. 5 Oregon (13-1)<\/p>\n<p>When:\u00a0Friday, January 9Time:\u00a04:30 p.m. PTWhere:\u00a0Mercedes-Benz Stadium, AtlantaTV: ESPNStream: You can watch this game on <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=126006X1587347&amp;xs=1&amp;xcust=jamescrepea%7C&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.directv.com%2Faffiliates%2Fstream%2F&amp;product_category=Electronics%3EVideo%3EVideo+Players+%26+Recorders%3EStreaming+%26+Home+Media+Players\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DIRECTV<\/a> (free trial) or with <a href=\"https:\/\/sling-tv.pxf.io\/c\/1810043\/1132376\/14334?adtype=Deeplink&amp;subId1=jamescrepea%7C&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sling.com%2Fprogramming%2Fsports%2Fcollege-football&amp;product_category=Sporting+Goods%3EAthletics%3EAmerican+Football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sling<\/a> (a Sling day pass to watch this game and more is just $4.99). Streaming broadcasts for this game will be available on these streaming services locally in Oregon and Washington, but may not be available outside of the Pacific Northwest, depending on your location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATLANTA \u2014 Oregon continues to face uncertainty at running back ahead of the Peach Bowl. 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