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By Matt Audilet
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Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore took a brutal hit during Saturday's matchup against the USC Trojans, resulting in a scary scene at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Moore gave himself up with a slide at the end of a quarterback scramble in the second quarter. However, USC linebacker Desman Stephens II delivered a huge blow to Moore's head as he went down to the turf.
Moore went into the fencing response, indicating a serious head injury. He was later diagnosed with a concussion, but MRI and CT scans came back clean with no further injuries.
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Stephens was ejected from the contest and the USC football program later issued an additional one-game suspension for his "unacceptable" actions after the hit.
On Monday night, the Oregon football program posted the latest edition of "Ducks vs Them." This video showed head coach Dan Lanning's message to the team immediately following the hit on Moore.
"You saw that [expletive] was cheap. That [expletive] was cheap. The best thing we can do is go fight for our [expletive] brother. Are you guys with me?" Lanning said before leading the team in prayer.
Oregon rallied together as a team following Moore's injury, notching a dominant 41-27 win over USC. Backup quarterback Dylan Raiola delivered, throwing for 289 yards and two touchdowns as Moore's replacement.
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The Ducks improved their record to 3-1 with this gutsy win over the Trojans. In two weeks, they'll take the field for their next matchup against the UCLA Bruins.
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