LOS ANGELES — No. 20 Oregon beat No. 12 USC 41-27 on Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, per the Associated Press and the official USC Athletics box score.
Oregon quarterback Dante Moore was injured early in the second quarter after a 10-yard run to the USC 13. Moore began to slide. USC linebacker Desman Stephens II hit him on the play and was ejected for targeting. The targeting penalty was enforced for 6 yards, moving Oregon to the USC 7.
NBC Sports and CBS Sports reported Moore appeared unconscious on the field after the hit. The Associated Press reported Moore left the field on a stretcher and in an ambulance while wearing a neck brace after about a 15-minute delay. After the game, coach Dan Lanning said Moore was able to move and that Oregon would continue to evaluate him.
Dylan Raiola replaced Moore and threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Evan Stewart on his second snap for a 10-7 Oregon lead. Raiola finished 19 of 25 for 289 yards and two touchdowns. Oregon (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) totaled 504 yards. Jayden Maiava threw for 326 yards and two scores for USC (4-1, 1-1). Dierre Hill Jr. scored two second-half rushing touchdowns.
USC tied it 27-27 on Maiava’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Tanook Hines with 12:41 left. Raiola answered with a 29-yard scoring pass to Dakorien Moore with 8:35 to play, Oregon stopped USC on downs near midfield, and Jordon Davison’s 2-yard run with 2:03 left sealed it.
Source: USC Athletics
Drawn from public records; drafted with AI and edited by Peter Gorman before publication.
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