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Oregon quarterback Dante Moore ruled out for rest of 2026 season
Oregon quarterback Dante Moore will miss the rest of 2026 after a concussion.
He was injured on September 26 against USC when he was hit late while trying to slide.
Moore has not been medically cleared to play, though coach Dan Lanning said he is expected to make a full recovery.
Moore had returned to practice, but Oregon says he will not play in games this season.
The Ducks are 4-3 and have fallen out of the AP Top 25 after opening the season ranked second.
Backups Dylan Raiola and Brock Thomas have taken turns starting, and Oregon fired offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer after a loss to Illinois.
Moore could return to college in 2027 under NCAA eligibility rules, but he will decide later whether to return or enter the NFL draft.
Oregon quarterback Dante Moore is not expected to play again this season after a concussion.
Coach Dan Lanning said Monday that Moore has not been medically cleared to return.
Moore suffered the concussion on Sept. 26 against USC after taking a late hit while sliding.
He returned to practice but remained in concussion protocol.
Oregon is 4-3 and has fallen out of the AP Top 25.
- Who
- Oregon quarterback Dante Moore and coach Dan Lanning.
- What
- Moore is not expected to play again this season because of a concussion.
- When
- Lanning announced the decision Monday, Oct. 26.
- Where
- Moore was injured during Oregon’s game against USC.
- Why
- Moore has not been medically cleared to return from the concussion.
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Moore suffered a concussion after taking a late hit during Oregon’s game against USC.
Moore resumed practicing but remained in concussion protocol.
Oregon fired offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer after losing to Illinois.
Lanning announced that Moore was not expected to return this season.
- Season status
- Not expected to play again in 2026
- Injury date
- Sept. 26
- Injury opponent
- USC
- Record
- Oregon was 4-3
- Passing before injury
- 926 yards, nine touchdowns and no interceptions
- Backup quarterback
- Dylan Raiola started after Moore was injured
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What people are saying
If it was up to Dante in any shape, way, he would be out there playing for the guys
We said before that this is a serious deal that he’ll 100% be able to fully recover from, that hasn’t changed.
We can control the setting in practice where he's able to do things for us, but that's not always the case in the game.