Lanning provided a positive update after the game.
"He's in recovery, so I'm not going to speak too soon, but he is moving," Lanning said. "He has the ability to move. So we continue to assess him."
Moore, who was widely projected to be a top pick in the 2027 NFL draft and was a preseason Heisman contender, was replaced by Nebraska transfer Dylan Raiola. With emotions running high after Moore's departure, Lanning called in his team for a prayer, and the Ducks found themselves galvanized by his absence.
"Seeing him like that shook the whole team," Raiola said. "But at the same time, we knew that it was our brother and we were gonna fight for him."
Said cornerback Brandon Finney Jr.: "It brought a team that was already connected even closer. It was all about making sure we had controlled aggression."
After working through his initial reaction to the hit, Lanning challenged his team to play with passion "in between the whistles," knowing that the chippiness between the teams was likely to continue throughout the game.
