Photo Gallery: Oregon Ducks beat Penn State

Big Ten title game… in photos.

Dillon Gabriel and fiancee, Zoe Caswell, kiss the Big Ten championship trophy. (Photo: Darby Winter)

INDIANAPOLIS — The Oregon Ducks scored touchdowns on their first three drives of the game on their way to a 45-37 victory in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday.

UO receiver Tez Johnson was named the game’s Most Outstanding Player after catching 11 passes for 188 yards. Quarterback Dillon Gabriel tossed four touchdown passes. The Ducks improved to 13-0 this season and will play next in a quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.

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I wrote a column from Indianapolis about the celebratory scene in the aftermath of the victory. Photographers Emma Kappel and Darby Winter were on the scene at Lucas Oil Stadium. Their photo gallery is worth your time:

The teams combined for a record 55 first-quarter points. (Photo: Darby Winter)

Penn State’s Omari Evans caught a 22-yard TD pass. (Photo: Darby Winter)

Jordan James rushed for 87 yards and two TDs. (Photo: Darby Winter)

Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq jumped over a Penn State defender for the game’s first TD. (Photo: Emma Kappel)

Oregon players celebrated after the game. (Photo: Darby Winter)

There were 67,469 fans at Lucas Oil Stadium. (Photo: Emma Kappel)

(Photos: Emma Kappel)

Oregon advanced to the College Football Playoff. (Photo: Emma Kappel)

Oregon players pose after the game. (Photo: Darby Winter)

Nikko Reed intercepts a Penn State pass to seal the game. (Photo: Darby Winter)

Lucas Oil Stadium sat quiet before the game. (Photo: Darby Winter)

Terrance Ferguson caught three passes for 30 yards and a TD. (Photo: Darby Winter)

Tyler Warren caught seven passes for 84 yards for Penn State. (Photo: Emma Kappel)

Penn State cheerleader celebrates in the first half. (Photo: Emma Kappel)

(Photos: Emma Kappel)

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