Pat McAfee slanders the Oregon defense with an incomplete truth

On ESPN College Football Game Day from the Memorial Quad in Eugene, Pat McAfee proved again you can use statistics to misrepresent anything.

McAfee told the live crowd and the national TV audience, "This Oregon defense has DUDES everywhere. Their numbers are excellent everywhere except for in the Red Zone. For some reason they haven't been able to keep people out of the endzone."

What he said was superficially correct, but misleading. He left out the most telling, informative part. The Oregon defense has allowed opponents to REACH the Red Zone just six times, the second fewest Red Zone attempts allowed in the country. What's more, three of those came late in games against the third team defense.

The Ducks rank sixth in the country in scoring defense at 12.2 points per game, 11th in yards per play at 4.16. They've been tough in every part of the field.

The Indiana offense is potent and absolutely will be a challenge. Oregon's defense has to be disciplined in their assignments and physical up front, in their Red Zone and everywhere else.

It's a great game between two 5-0, Top Ten teams. There's no reason to manufacture issues, not even for the most popular college football show in the country.

No. 7 Indiana at No. 3 Oregon, 12:30 p.m. PT from Autzen Stadium, TV on CBS, radio on the Oregon Sports Network.