B1G Duck

On Saturday before the Illinois game, I saw Oregon QB Dante Moore stretching near the stands. I went over to film him. He saw me and walked over to say hello. Last season, we built a rapport over our shared love of Air Jordan shoes 👟(I have 10 different Jordan 11s). We talked for a bit about Jordans and how he was feeling. I then asked Moore, who has missed three games while in concussion protocol, IF he was coming back. He said, “We don’t know yet. One day at a time. That’s all I can do.” The way he looked at me and sounded when he said that jolted me. He didn’t seem very optimistic about playing again this season. The media isn’t supposed to interview players before games, and I saw our quick chat as an informal, friendly conversation, not an interview. He certainly didn’t walk over to greet me thinking he would be quoted. So, of course, I didn’t report what he said. Today, we learned from Oregon coach Dan Lanning that Moore is indeed done for the season. Hopefully, we will all hear from Moore soon about what he's been going through and how agonizing it’s been to watch this season slip away and not be able to do anything about it. #GoDucks