Dante Moore's CFP mistakes have Oregon fans running for the hills vs. Indiana

Oh, boy, the first half of the College Football Playoff semifinals could not have gone worse for the Oregon Ducks as the Indiana Hoosiers continuously got to Dante Moore and made the quarterback feel anything but confident.

With a pick six on the first play of the game, a fumble returned to the three-yard line, another fumble in the middle of the field, and numerous sacks for a loss of 28 yards, Moore was quite literally quaking in his boots.

As Moore and the Oregon offense continued to fail to find their footing, Duck fans were fleeing the scene and begging offensive coordinator Will Stein to do anything to change the current balance of the scales.

Oregon feeling like it's doomsday after first half vs. Indiana

Even with a 14-play drive for a touchdown, ending with the TD pass from Moore to Jamari Johnson, Oregon fans were not impressed by their quarterback's first-half performance.

As Indiana flew into the end zone once again, improving to a 28-7 lead and with just three and a half minutes remaining in the game, Moore sat with just 65 passing yards. Meanwhile, Hoosier quarterback Fernando Mendoza already had 102 yards and two touchdowns through the air.

Moore couldn't get out of his own way as the Ducks struggled and failed to keep pace with the Hoosiers in the first half.

Right after Indiana scored its fourth touchdown of the night, Moore was taken down for a third sack by the Hoosiers' defense, and he fumbled the ball, which was immediately recovered by the defense. Just like that, Indiana was back on offense.

As halftime flew into focus, Oregon's offense had 74 total yards. Indiana had 175 yards. The Ducks' defense had zero yards to its name, and the Hoosiers' defensive unit had 25 yards (off the interception) and two fumbles on its stat sheet.

When the first-half clock struck zero, Indiana held a 35-7 lead and would get the ball after halftime, deferring the ball after winning the coin toss ahead of kickoff.

The last time these two teams played, the game was tied at 20 apiece as the third quarter ended. It wasn't until the fourth quarter that Indiana truly built a lead on Oregon. This game, clearly, wasn't the same.