Oregon Quarterback Shockingly Enters Transfer Portal After Dante Moore News

Following their nonaccomplishment to nan Indiana Hoosiers successful nan College Football Playoff Semifinals astatine nan Peach Bowl, nan Oregon Ducks person made awesome headlines erstwhile it comes to their backmost position.

Oregon backmost Dante Moore announced Wednesday that he will beryllium returning adjacent play alternatively of entering nan 2026 NFL Draft, but this news comes pinch immoderate domino effects to nan remainder of nan Ducks' backmost room.

Oregon Quarterback Bryson Beaver Enters Transfer Portal

Per reports from On3, Oregon backmost Bryson Beaver is entering nan transportation portal up of his existent freshman play pinch nan Ducks.

A merchandise of Murrieta, CA., Beaver signed arsenic a four-star imaginable pinch Oregon's 2026 recruiting people successful December.

He was nan only backmost nan Ducks signed during nan precocious schoolhouse recruiting cycle, but pinch nan news that Moore would beryllium returning on pinch nan summation of Nebraska backmost Dylan Raiola retired of nan transportation portal, Beaver will now beryllium heading elsewhere.

Bryson Beaver nan Latest Oregon Quarterback to Enter Transfer Portal

Beaver is nan 3rd Oregon backmost to participate nan transportation portal since nan model opened connected Jan. 2.

He joins quarterbacks Austin Novosad and Luke Moga, some of whom sat heavy connected nan extent floor plan nan past 2 seasons.

Some of nan astir notable Ducks to participate nan portal this offseason see runnings backmost Makhi Hughes, Jayden Limar and Jay Harris, wide receivers Justius Lowe and Kyle Kaspar, tight extremity Vander Ploog, separator rusher Blake Purchase, cornerbacks Jahlil Florence, Daylen Austin and Dakoda Fields among others.

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Beaver told On3's Steve Wiltfong that his reasoning for choosing Oregon came down to being capable to play for Oregon coach Dan Lanning and violative coordinator Will Stein. However, pinch Stein leaving to go nan adjacent caput coach of nan Kentucky Wildcats on pinch nan summation of Raiola, Beaver's departure makes sense.

“I’d opportunity conscionable evidently nan opportunity to play for 2 of nan apical coaches successful nan nation,” Beaver told Wiltfong. “Hearing them and nan measurement they judge successful maine and nan plans they have, I can’t hold to spell retired and do awesome things for them.”

Beaver was seen arsenic 1 of nan fastest risers successful nan 2026 people starring up to signing pinch nan Ducks. Originally a Boise State commit, he flipped to Oregon successful June 2025 while receiving aggregate offers from different apical Power 4 programs.

Beaver competed astatine nan Elite 11 Finals successful Los Angeles complete nan summertime alongside immoderate of nan different apical quarterbacks successful nan class, including Houston Cougars five-star Keisean Henderson, Texas Longhorns five-star Dia Bell, USC Trojans four-star Jonas Williams, Texas A&M Aggies four-star Helaman Casuga and more.

Considering nan position Beaver recovered himself successful aft nan Moore news, it's difficult to blasted him for wanting to find a caller opportunity.

But based connected really overmuch hype he garnered adjacent nan extremity of nan 2026 recruiting cycle, he apt won't person problem receiving liking from elite programs.

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