Indiana Fans Made the Peach Bowl vs. Oregon Look Like a Home Game

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Not all neutral sites are created equal.
At the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Friday night, Oregon found that out the hard way, as Indiana fans seemed to take over Mercedes-Benz Stadium ahead of the College Football Playoff semifinal battle between the two schools.
It was easy to guess that Hoosiers fans would outnumber Ducks fans in the dome. Bloomington, Ind. is an easier trip to Atlanta than Eugene, Ore., and Oregon has had postseason success, meaning fans have had other opportunities to spend their “let’s go somewhere to cheer on the Ducks” money in the recent past.
The result? A stadium almost entirely covered in crimson as the game approached kickoff.
Here’s a breakdown of the crowd. You tell me the percentage but it’s a lot more red than green. pic.twitter.com/iT6LpfFY70
— David Ubben (@davidubben) January 10, 2026
There is A LOT of red in the stands tonight. The Indiana faithful have really showed up for the #CFAPeachBowl pic.twitter.com/asWT76QCqO
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) January 10, 2026
Not even kidding, it might be 95/5 Indiana vs Oregon fans pic.twitter.com/KbenRyHG09
— Alyssa Lang (@AlyssaLang) January 10, 2026
Indiana fans TOOK OVER the Peach Bowl 🍑
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) January 10, 2026
It's a sea of red in Atlanta for the Oregon-Indiana matchup 🔴 pic.twitter.com/JtfVbUhVZL
Indiana fans were quickly rewarded for coming out, with defensive back D’Angelo Ponds coming through with a pick-six on the very first offensive snap of the game.
We should be in for a great game.
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Tyler Lauletta is a staff writer for the Breaking and Trending News Team/team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI, he covered sports for nearly a decade at Business Insider, and helped design and launch the OffBall newsletter. He is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, and remains an Eagles and Phillies sicko. When not watching or blogging about sports, Tyler can be found scratching his dog behind the ears.