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11/29/25 - QB Dante Moore, rSo/2028, Oregon, (DS#1 QB)

Oregon may not have a chance to prove whether it is the Big Ten's best next Saturday at the conference's championship game, but its latest showing was representative of the fifth-ranked Ducks potential. Malik Benson had a season-long 64-yard touchdown catch with 7:55 to go in regulation and Oregon beat Washington 26-14 on Saturday to all but cement a spot in the College Football Playoff. The wide receiver caught a pass from Dante Moore around midfield, split two Huskies defenders and raced to the end zone to give Oregon (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten, No. 6 CFP) a 26-14 lead. The Ducks have won in myriad ways in 2025, save a 30-20 loss to No. 2 Indiana on Oct. 11. They survived a driving rainstorm and Iowa's upset bid in an 18-16 win on Nov. 8, thanks to a 39-yard field goal by Atticus Sappington as time expired. On Saturday, Sappington was a hero again. He made a career-high four field goals, including one from a career-long 51 yards that increased Oregon's lead to 19-7. Sappington and Benson were hardly alone, though, in guiding the Ducks to their third straight season with 11 or more wins. Oregon was again on upset alert when Demond Williams Jr. threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Denzel Boston with 8:54 remaining in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit for Washington (8-4, 5-4) to 19-14.

But the Ducks responded quickly with Benson's catch-and-run and then turned Washington's offense over on downs before defensive back Dillon Thieneman intercepted Williams with 1:27 remainingr. It was one of two interceptions for coach Dan Lanning's defense, which limited Williams to a season-low 129 passing yards. The last two weeks, Moore completed 82% of his passes for 563 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. On Saturday, he completed 20 of 29 passes for 286 yards, as well as scored a one-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. The victory was Oregon's nation best 12th straight true road win under coach Dan Lanning, and second win overall in five years against the Huskies. Washington, which leads the series against Oregon 63-50-5, dropped its second home game of the season. Coach Jedd Fisch and the Huskies had their 22-game home winning streak broken by No. 1 Ohio State earlier this year. - Oregon/AP College Football

(DS#1 QB) rSo/2028