What happened to Dante Moore? Scary injury video surfaces as USC’s Desman Stephens II ejected for targeting hit

Dante Moore was taken from the Coliseum in an ambulance after sustaining a frightening hit during Saturday’s game against USC Trojans.

The Heisman Trophy contender was placed in a neck brace and transported away on a stretcher following a collision with USC linebacker Desman Stephens during the second quarter.

Moore picked up 10 yards on a second-and-9 play before sliding feet-first to the turf. As Moore’s knee touched the ground, Stephens delivered a shoulder hit to the quarterback’s head, causing the back of Moore’s head to strike the field.

The Oregon quarterback immediately displayed a fencing response, a movement that can occur following significant head trauma.

The Big Ten matchup was stopped for roughly 15 minutes as medical personnel attended to Moore and carefully transported him from the field on a cart. Oregon players surrounded their quarterback as he was taken away, offering support before the cart moved a short distance toward an ambulance positioned near the Coliseum tunnel.

Moore remained strapped to the stretcher and could be seen moving both hands as he was loaded into the ambulance. With the quarterback unable to continue, Dylan Raiola stepped in under center and made an immediate impact. On his second snap, Raiola connected with Evan Stewart for a touchdown that gave Oregon a 10-7 lead.

Meanwhile, Stephens was penalized for targeting and ejected from the contest. He has been a starter for the Trojans after recording 89 tackles during the previous season.

The incident also sparked tensions between the teams, with several Oregon players confronting Stephens and players from both sides beginning to move away from their respective sidelines as a potential confrontation threatened to escalate.