Oregon quarterback Dante Moore is recovering from a concussion suffered during Saturday's win at USC after Trojans linebacker Desman Stephens II delivered a brutal blow to the head while the signal caller was attempting to give himself up after a first down. Prior to his ejection for targeting, Stephens celebrated in a fencing posture before Moore was carted off the field and transported to a local hospital with feeling in his extremities. USC play-by-play analyst Pete Arbogast questioned the targeting penalty during the team's radio broadcast, initially saying Oregon's quarterback failed to slide feet first.
"Dante Moore ducked into that hit ... I did not see him put his feet out first, I saw him dive forward," Arbogast said. "(He's lying feet first) because they spun him around.
Not a feet-first slide, more of a knee slide. It didn't look like targeting on the replay to us." This USC radio broadcast footage is just straight embarrassing. pic.twitter.com/cuVeZzRRP3 The footage began to go viral on Tuesday with a largely negative reaction to the crew's assessment of the situation. For reference, here is the play as it happened.
NBC rules analyst Terry McAulay breaks down the brutal hit on Oregon star QB Dante Moore delivered by USC's Desman Stephens (who was shown celebrating the play as Moore was still down on the field).The scene also resulted in unsportsmanlike conduct on both teams/every player. pic.twitter.com/OTE0U1KG7Q USC suspended Stephens for one game for the hit this week. "Our guys respect the game," Lanning said. "I don't think you'd ever see that from our players.
I don't think you've ever seen that from our coaches. "I don't think that's necessarily an indictment on coach (Lincoln) Riley because I can't speak to what I didn't see, and I know he was quick to voice his concern for our players, but it's a disgusting play. You don't want to see it happen.
It's disappointing that it happened." Out of the hospital and in recovery, Moore must go through the NCAA's mandated concussion protocol before he is cleared to resume athletic activities. "To my team, the community, and to the world, thank you," Moore wrote Monday on Instagram. "These past 2 days have been very difficult, but through all of your prayers, I have made progress." "I can only worry about today, and making sure I give today it's full attention.
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