CFP QUARTERFINAL AT THE CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL: OREGON VS TEXAS TECH

December 30, 2025

Tosh Lupoi

Hard Rock Stadium

Oregon Ducks

Press Conference

Q. (On Behren Morton.)

TOSH LUPOI: They operate at a high level and produced the way they have, and it starts with him. Doing a great job, and certainly look forward to the challenge here coming up in a couple days.

Q. Curious with him, he's been getting healthier the last few weeks. He's out of the boot. Might be healthier than he's been this season. Does that add a wrinkle to the game planning where it might be a slightly different look than was on tape a month ago or so?

TOSH LUPOI: Yeah, it could. Obviously that's their choice. But within this offense there's plenty of quarterback run activity, and that's something that you see that has been a little less in these last few weeks. But he's certainly effective and can run the ball, and we know that. I think you certainly don't want to play the game of being unsound and accounting for him. He's already proven that at times and tucked the ball and landed some QB draws effectively.

I think we have to plan accordingly and know that he can be an effective weapon with both his arm and utilizing his legs, too.

Q. I know you're game planning for the Tech defense, but just from what you see when you do see it, what's your view of Tech's defense and what they've done this season?

TOSH LUPOI: Yeah, I always like to look at the opponent's defense, too. Sometimes it can tell you quite a bit about the offense and some concepts they might be doing. But ultimately it's a team that attacks the ball really well.

What we've done all week when we're playing another good defense, I love to show comparisons of where we are from, for example, I think we have a slight lead ahead of them as far as pass breakups. They lead as far as caused fumbles and interceptions. Love always showing the defense there as far as defense versus defensive opportunity for us. But they attack the ball well. We've watched that.

Then bring back the moments that we've attacked the ball well and then moments where we could have and missed some opportunities. So always love showing that when we're playing a good defense, to show the comparisons there.

Q. (Indiscernible.)

TOSH LUPOI: Well, I certainly don't go by the paper, I go by the film, so it looks pretty darned explosive on film, as well. Really what they've accomplished is what they're supposed to. Supposedly their strength of schedule hasn't been what ours has. They've done exactly what you'd expect them, put a lot of teams in their place this year.

At the end of the day, they're explosive, multiple, operate with strong tempo, and got a lot of weapons out there that we're going to have to deal with.

So excited for the challenge, and we've prepared extremely hard for it, and love to find out how that preparation looks here in a couple days.

Q. What have you seen from their quarterback?

TOSH LUPOI: Well, I would say what have we not seen. He's a guy that can tuck the ball and run, get out in four wide and stretch the field vertically. They've got a lethal screen that comes with it, as well.

Then you've got two backfield weapons that have done a great job, both in the pass game as well as running the ball. They are who they are for a reason, explosive passes, explosive runs, and it's going to be a heck of a challenge. We're pumped for it.