Maybe it's the upcoming holiday season, but Oregon football's starting running back Noah Whittington has been in a giving mood of late.

It could also be that his long six-year college career that has spanned two schools and four full years at Oregon is coming to an end. Maybe a loss to No. 2 Indiana brought out the best in the senior back, who has enjoyed a career year and career-best stretch on the ground since that defeat and has helped bring the Ducks to the cusp of a second straight College Football Playoff trip .

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