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Oregon football coach Dan Lanning says quarterback Dante Moore is capable of great things.
Moore is returning to the Ducks for the 2026-27 season, having opted to forgo a chance at the 2026 NFL Draft to return to Oregon this past spring.
With just over a month until the Oregon football team begins its 2026 season against Boise State, Ducks' coach Lanning continued his preseason media tour in the friendly confines of Autzen Stadium for UO's annual media day Aug. 3.
In addition to talking about Moore, the fifth-year coach also addressed which position battles he's most excited for heading into the season.
Here's what Lanning had to say with fall camp set to start Wednesday.
Lanning has been quick to compliment his experienced quarterback, Moore, who completed 71.8% of his passes for 3,565 yards and 30 touchdowns last season. Moore enters his third year in the Ducks' system as the potential top pick in the 2027 draft next spring.
When asked how the Ducks plan to develop Moore further, Lanning elaborated that they'll throw "the kitchen sink" at Moore to see how much he can handle while balancing playing to strengths and running simple concepts like inside zone and four verticals.
"Dante has a ton of experience," Lanning said. "We’re going to add wrinkles every year on both sides of the ball and special teams. So there’s new things that we haven’t done in the past that we’re going to do now. There’s certainly a lot that Dante can handle, but then there’s times when you just say, ‘Hey, let’s just call inside zone and let him hand the ball off.’
"All the stress shouldn’t be applied to Dante. But he’s capable of a lot so we’re going to give him a lot."
Though Lanning often says he's monitoring the whole team and hopes every rostered player is competing every single day, he did single out the offensive line and the specialist group.
With three starters off to the NFL but a talented group of youngsters ready for their shot, Lanning is excited to see who rises to the top.
"It’s huge," Lanning said. "And still nothing determined. (Iapani Laloulu) has played significant snaps for us. Dave (Iuli) has played significant snaps for us, but he’s been injured somewhat so we’ll have to see how that all comes together. There’s a real benefit to how he groups and changes things up, so we can see a lot of different guys in a lot of different settings."
Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football and women’s basketball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: What Dan Lanning said about Dante Moore heading into fall practice
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Moore is returning to the Ducks for the 2026-27 season, having opted to forgo a chance at the 2026 NFL Draft to return to Oregon this past spring.
With just over a month until the Oregon football team begins its 2026 season against Boise State, Ducks' coach Lanning continued his preseason media tour in the friendly confines of Autzen Stadium for UO's annual media day Aug. 3.
In addition to talking about Moore, the fifth-year coach also addressed which position battles he's most excited for heading into the season.
Here's what Lanning had to say with fall camp set to start Wednesday.
Lanning on Moore's abilities: 'He's capable of a lot, so we're gonna give him a lot'
Lanning has been quick to compliment his experienced quarterback, Moore, who completed 71.8% of his passes for 3,565 yards and 30 touchdowns last season. Moore enters his third year in the Ducks' system as the potential top pick in the 2027 draft next spring.
When asked how the Ducks plan to develop Moore further, Lanning elaborated that they'll throw "the kitchen sink" at Moore to see how much he can handle while balancing playing to strengths and running simple concepts like inside zone and four verticals.
"Dante has a ton of experience," Lanning said. "We’re going to add wrinkles every year on both sides of the ball and special teams. So there’s new things that we haven’t done in the past that we’re going to do now. There’s certainly a lot that Dante can handle, but then there’s times when you just say, ‘Hey, let’s just call inside zone and let him hand the ball off.’
"All the stress shouldn’t be applied to Dante. But he’s capable of a lot so we’re going to give him a lot."
Offensive line will be position battle to watch ahead of fall camp, Lanning says
Though Lanning often says he's monitoring the whole team and hopes every rostered player is competing every single day, he did single out the offensive line and the specialist group.
With three starters off to the NFL but a talented group of youngsters ready for their shot, Lanning is excited to see who rises to the top.
"It’s huge," Lanning said. "And still nothing determined. (Iapani Laloulu) has played significant snaps for us. Dave (Iuli) has played significant snaps for us, but he’s been injured somewhat so we’ll have to see how that all comes together. There’s a real benefit to how he groups and changes things up, so we can see a lot of different guys in a lot of different settings."
Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football and women’s basketball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: What Dan Lanning said about Dante Moore heading into fall practice
Continue reading...
