Oregon QB Dante Moore Not Expected to Return This Season, Dan Lanning Says Oregon coach Dan Lanning said Monday that quarterback Dante Moore is not expected to return this season after suffering a concussion on a late hit at USC in late September. Oregon quarterback Dante Moore is not expected to return this season, coach Dan Lanning announced Monday night during his weekly news conference in Eugene. Lanning said he is not anticipating Moore being back. Moore has not played since suffering a concussion on a late hit at Southern California in late September. Moore resumed practicing earlier this month but remained in the concussion protocol. Lanning said the situation is serious but Moore will be able to make a full recovery. He added that Moore wants to play but the decision is not up to him or the coach.Lanning said Moore will remain a big part of the team and is giving Oregon one of the best scout-team quarterback looks every week in practice. Moore returned to school as a senior instead of declaring for the NFL draft, when he could have been a top-10 pick. The Ducks were ranked No. 2 in the AP Top 25 ahead of this season and Moore was considered a candidate for the Heisman Trophy.Oregon Falls Out of AP Top 25Oregon is now 4-3 and has fallen out of the AP Top 25. Moore, 21, threw for 926 yards and nine touchdowns with no interceptions in his first four games this season before the injury. Last season he threw for 3,565 yards with 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Oregon had just one loss in the regular season, at home to Indiana, before losing to the Hoosiers again in the College Football Playoff semifinals.A five-star recruit, Moore started five games for UCLA as a freshman, throwing for 1,610 yards with 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He transferred to Oregon and spent 2024 as Dillon Gabriel's backup, eventually taking a redshirt. Dylan Raiola took over for Moore against the Trojans, throwing for 289 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-27 victory.Raiola Struggles as Oregon LosesRaiola, who previously started two seasons at Nebraska, struggled in a 17-15 loss to UCLA, completing 6 of 19 passes for 43 yards with two interceptions. Third-stringer Brock Turner started the next week against Nebraska but was ineffective. Raiola relieved him and found Jamari Johnson for a 4-yard scoring pass with 28 seconds left that gave Oregon a 17-14 win.Raiola was 27 of 41 for 246 yards last Saturday in a 21-10 loss at Illinois, which effectively ended the Ducks' hopes for a playoff berth. The next day, Oregon fired offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer.