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EUGENE — The hard truth about Oregon’s offense started long before QB1 Dante Moore’s Sept. 26 concussion at USC. And the QB shuffle since then isn’t the whole problem either.
Oregon’s offense is fundamentally broken.
Sept. 5: Turns out, the one-score struggle win over Boise State (34-27) in the season-opener wasn’t a one-off.
Sept. 12: Oklahoma State used that BSU game as a blueprint to beat the Ducks 39-31 in Stillwater.
This 2026 Oregon team is missing something, but it’s not roster talent. It goes beyond who’s in at QB, and it goes beyond who’s calling plays.
“I’ll never make excuses; we have talented enough players for us to be better than we’ve been.”
Oregon coach Dan Lanning, after Oregon edged unranked Nebraska, 17-14.
In the weeks since Moore’s injury in the win at USC, you’ve got Dylan Raiola and Brock Thomas, on and off the bench in a revolving-door QB rotation that only manages to be effective when the backup comes in for the fourth quarter.
Moore’s absence matters. So do the other missing pieces, including WRs Evan Stewart and Jeremiah McClellan. But Oregon’s offensive problems demand accountability beyond the injury report.
Playoff winners don’t survive on the level of offense we’ve seen from 2026 Oregon.
If you have enough football IQ to hear Oregon’s playoff clock ticking, this hard truth is for you:
