Oregon Qb Enters Transfer Portal After Dante Moore Announces He Will Return To Ducks

Dante Moore announcing his return to Oregon for his elder play wasn’t nan only spot of backmost news nan Ducks received connected Wednesday.

Moore had been mulling entering nan NFL draft, but yet made nan determination to travel backmost for 1 much twelvemonth successful Eugene. A fewer hours aft that determination was made, reports bespeak Oregon backmost Bryson Beaver intends to participate nan transportation portal, according to On3.

Beaver, a four-star enlistee retired of Murrieta, Calif. was 1 of nan apical quarterbacks successful nan people of 2026. He enrolled early astatine Oregon successful January aft initially committing to nan programme successful June ‘25.

His way to nan playing section changed a spot pursuing Moore’s determination to return, which whitethorn successful move origin transfer backmost Dylan Raiola to redshirt nan 2026 season. Raiola suffered a surgery correct fibula astatine Nebraska this past year, and while he’ll apt beryllium fresh to play by nan commencement of adjacent season, maintaining an other twelvemonth of eligibility whitethorn beryllium successful his champion interest. If he chooses to do so, he’d person assemblage shot eligibility done nan 2028 season.

Beaver initially committed to Boise State, but re-opened his committedness later connected successful nan process. He ended up fielding liking from various apical programs successful summation to Oregon, including Alabama and Auburn.

Beaver will participate nan transportation portal arsenic a short-term signee, per On3, which intends he’ll beryllium considered a portion of nan 2026 recruitment people for whichever programme signs him.

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