EUGENE - The No. 21 Oregon Ducks are at a crossroads in their highly-anticipated 2026 football season. Oregon entered the season ranked No. 2, with billboards in Tokyo featuring quarterback Dante Moore as part of his Heisman Trophy campaign.
Oregon quarterback Dante Moore dropped back to pass on a crucial fourth-and-8, trailing 36-31 to Oklahoma State with 6:52 remaining on the game clock. The Cowboys applied pressure, however, forcing Moore into a hurried throw intended for running back Dierre Hill Jr.
The No. 21 Oregon Ducks have little to no margin for error moving forward if they want a shot at the College Football Playoff. Following a dramatic road upset versus an unranked Oklahoma State team that ended with Cowboys fans storming the field and the goalposts coming down in Stillwater, the Oregon Ducks, who once were the No.
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For the first time since the No. 21 Oregon Ducks' shocking 39-31 road loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday, star quarterback Dante Moore had the opportunity to reflect on the defeat.
College football has historically been known as a sport that caters to the elite. It is very difficult to win a national championship if you aren't Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, or a host of other schools that have great programs that invest heavily in keeping them at the top.
The Oregon offense and quarterback Dante Moore's tendencies have been a major topic of discussion in the wake of the Ducks' 39-31 upset loss in Stillwater to the unranked Oklahoma State Cowboys.
EUGENE - The No. 21 Oregon Ducks return to Autzen Stadium for a Friday night matchup with Portland State. After falling to 1-1, the Ducks have an opportunity to right the ship in front of their home crowd during their final nonconference game of the 2026 regular season.
In week 2 of the season, Oklahoma State enjoyed a 39-31 win over the No. 21 Ducks (1-1) and sent a message to all of college football. They’ve cracked the code on Oregon quarterback Dante Moore.
The No. 21 Oregon Ducks spent most of the college football offseason as the talk of the town, enjoying lofty preseason expectations thanks to a roster that rivals any team in the country.
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Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks have to regroup.
Oregon had a brutal loss to an unranked team to explain. Instead, Dante Moore’s absence became the bigger talking point. Moore skipped the postgame media session after the Ducks’ 39-31 loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday, leaving Dan Lanning and linebacker Teitum Tuioti to face the questions.
The Oregon Ducks’ College Football Playoff hopes are looking longer after a shocking 39-31 road loss to Oklahoma State that led to criticism of Dan Lanning and his starting quarterback Dante Moore, whose choices were questioned after he missed a post-game press conference.
It was a historically bad weekend for coach Dan Lanning and the now No. 21 Oregon Ducks. Oregon suffered its worst loss of the Lanning era, losing on the road in Stillwater to an 0-1, unranked Oklahoma State team. The loss marked the first and only loss of Lanning’s tenure to an unranked opponent.
The first two weeks of the college football season are in the books, and there are a number of surprises so far in September. Oregon is the biggest stunner of them all after the Ducks fell to Oklahoma State on Saturday after nearly taking an upset at the hands of Boise State in Week 1.
Star player Dante Moore entered the 2026 college football season in a strong position after opting to forgo the NFL Draft and return to Oregon. An ESPN poll of NFL evaluators showed he received 14 out of 25 votes as the early favorite for QB1 in 2027, comfortably ahead of Arch Manning.
The second weekend of college football featured the first marquee top-10 showdown of the season, and it delivered. Below, we look back at a thriller in Austin and so much more in Week 2's winners and losers.
The biggest storyline heading into Saturday’s matchup between No. 6 Oregon and Oklahoma State was the showdown between two of the top quarterback prospects in the 2027 NFL Draft class, Oregon’s Dante Moore and Oklahoma State’s Drew Mestemaker.
Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore decided to return to college this season instead of entering the 2026 NFL Draft.
No. 6 Oregon will hit the road Saturday afternoon for another major nonconference test when the Ducks travel to Stillwater to take on Oklahoma State. Oregon enters the matchup 1-0 after surviving a tough challenge from Boise State, winning 34-27.
FOX Sports Mock Draft Has Dolphins Taking Dante Moore No. 2 Overall NFL Draft Guru Rob Rang of Fox Sports released a very early 2027 Mock Draft, and in it he has Miami selecting 2nd overall.
Oregon got its wake-up call. The Ducks had to overcome a 10-point deficit to beat Boise State 34-27, dropping from No. 2 to No. 6 in the AP Poll despite winning.
CBS Sports Mock Draft Has Dolphins Picking No. 1 Overall, Selecting Dante Moore Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports released his first 2027 Mock Draft, and in it, the Miami Dolphins select 1st overall.
Each week of the college football season, Yardbarker will spotlight standout performers, some of whom will be playing on Sundays. With that in mind, here are five from Week 1.
No. 2 Oregon survived a serious Week 1 scare from Boise State on Saturday, earning a close 34-27 victory behind quarterback Dante Moore’s career-high 378 passing yards and three touchdowns.
We have spent eight months talking about transfer classes, recruiting rankings and which quarterback looked fantastic while wearing a red practice jersey. Enough of that. College football is back Saturday.
Many experts believe there will be another quarterback rush in the 2027 NFL Draft, scheduled April 29-May 1 in Washington. History suggests that one recent prediction is unlikely to come to fruition.
Arguably the biggest NFL story of the week involved Browns head coach Todd Monken naming Deshaun Watson the team's Week 1 starting quarterback.
If you had to pick a quarterback to build a championship team around, you should choose Moore.
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