This past winter, <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/dante-moore-29804/">Dante Moore</a> found his way back to Oregon, where he originally committed in July 2022 before then-Ducks offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kenny Dillingham left for the Arizona State head coaching job.



Moore flipped his commitment to UCLA and even started five games for the Bruins as a true freshman in 2023. Those starts came with highs and lows and, ultimately, culminated in a benching. Moore hit the portal with an eye toward Eugene.



That’s where he ended up, and Oregon OC and quarterbacks coach Will Stein is pleased with what he’s seen from the On3 Industry Ranking’s No. 3 overall prospect in the 2023 class.



“I feel good about where Dante’s at, along with Austin and Dillon,” Stein said Monday, referencing fellow Oregon signal callers <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/austin-novosad-8596/">Austin Novosad</a> and <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/dillon-gabriel-37002/">Dillon Gabriel</a>. Gabriel, a former UCF and Oklahoma star, is the undisputed leader of the Ducks’ quarterback room, but Moore is embracing what could be a pivotal year of development for him.



“[Dante’s] still learning and growing,” Stein continued. “We just got to continue to take easy money throws at quarterback because we have elite talent on the edge — our tight ends [and] our backs, get them the ball quickly, let them go do work. So I think he’s still learning and growing in our system, but he’s at a point now where I feel really good about his progress.”



Moore discussed how Oregon spring ball was fast, and it was difficult juggling the playbook and new lingo. He said he’s way more comfortable in training camp, especially when it comes to checking protections and checking calls.



Moore pointed out how Stein makes him feel free as a quarterback.



“If I mess up, he just wants to hear us say what we saw out there on the field,” Moore said. “I feel like overall, as a quarterback, you don’t want to be a robot. He lets us be free. If you make a wrong check, he’ll tell us about what he saw. But I feel like my confidence got way better with throwing the ball, and [I’m] just mentally really becoming better at the game.”



Moore completed only 53.5% of his passes for 1,610 yards, 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions at UCLA last season. That said, he could emerge as the quarterback of the future at Oregon.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-dante-moore-says-helmet-communication-makes-him-feel-like-you-re-in-a-movie">Dante Moore says helmet communication makes him feel ‘like you’re in a movie’</h2>



Moore offered a fun analogy when he was asked about using the new pre-snap helmet communication this offseason.



“It feels like you’re in a movie,” said Moore, who is expected to back up Gabriel this season.



“Of course, you can look at the signals still, but just hearing the coach-to-player communication and then just hearing what Coach Stein is thinking before he calls a play — it helps us out with protections. It helps us out with checking plays. But, overall, I mean, as a kid, you always watch documentaries of some NFL quarterbacks in the huddle, take control the huddle, hearing the play call.”



Moore added: “It’s great just to go through the calls and just be out there on the field and communicate with the O-Line and everybody like that. So it’s pretty dope.”



Thanks to the NCAA approving a rule change in April, this will be the first year all FBS games will allow helmet communication. The rules for helmet communication in college football are pretty similar to those at the next level. Keep in mind, the NFL has been using the technology since 1994, whereas the college game has largely relied on pre-snap signaling from the sideline to deliver play calls.



Now in all FBS games, one player on each side of the ball is permitted to have a radio in their helmet, just like the NFL. Coach-to-player communication is shut off with 15 seconds left on the play clock or whenever the ball is snapped.



This could lead to a significant uptick in huddling at the college level and even a higher degree of complexity for play calls.

Oregon Ducks offensive coordinator Will Stein in practice. (Photo by: © Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK)

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