Dan Lanning Reveals Quarterback Plan Heading Into Nebraska Game

Oregon certainly didn't get the performance it hoped for on Saturday against a very good UCLA team, losing 17-15. Head coach Dan Lanning warned his team before the game that UCLA has a chance to be last year's Indiana squad. 

It's impressive that UCLA came away with the win, and we have to give credit where it's due, especially on defense.

However, Oregon just couldn't get anything going offensively because of its quarterback play. 

That's why Oregon lost.

Dylan Raiola was 6 of 19 for 43 yards and two touchdowns before getting benched.

It remains uncertain what Oregon will do with its quarterback situation over the next couple of weeks, though there's hope that Dante Moore, who was injured during Oregon's 41-27 win over USC, could return soon.

Lanning said it's an ongoing discussion, but he doesn't want to make any announcement yet about what he plans to do.

"It's an ongoing discussion. I don't want to put words in my mouth or Dante's on that. From the beginning, we've said we're going to move with an abundance of caution and continue to get evaluations," Lanning said, per ESPN.

"It won't be a sprint just to say, 'OK, he's back out there,' no matter what. We'll continue to have those conversations. He's been practicing with his team. I anticipate there will be an opportunity for him to be back out there, but it would be unfair for me to say that right now.”

"It would be too early to make a decision there," Lanning said. "We'll have to go back, evaluate the film, evaluate practice and see what it looks like, and then see where Dante is at."

Despite returning to practice last week, there still seems to be a feeling that Moore could miss a bit of time, even though there was initial hope he'd return against Nebraska next Saturday in what is now a must-win game for the Ducks.

Oregon's playoff hopes rely on Moore or someone else stepping up for him. It's evident at this point that this offense isn't what it should be, and Moore could solve that.