QB possibility Moore flips from Oregon to UCLA
12:25 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Dante Moore, the No. 3 player in the Class of 2023, informed ESPN that he’s turned his college commitment to UCLA from Oregon.Moore is a 6-foot-3, 200-pound quarterback from Detroit powerhouse Martin Luther King High School. He led King to a state title previously this month, and in a four-year high school profession as a starter threw for 135 total goals and almost 10,000 yards.Moore checked out UCLA earlier this month and stated he selected the Bruins due to the fact that he seemed like it would be best for his development.”I went on a check out to UCLA,”Moore informed ESPN.”I spoke to God and my people and actually within myself. I understood that UCLA was the right relocation for me.
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1 Associated Moore showed the most significant factor in his flip from Oregon was former Oregon offensive planner Kenny Dillingham taking the head-coaching job at Arizona State. He said that he ‘d constructed a relationship with Dillingham that went back at least 3 years. He said that he enjoys for Dillingham– “I’m proud of him, no hate at all”– and appreciated everything that Oregon’s personnel did throughout his recruitment.Moore had been committed
there given that July. He stated that quarterback Bo Nix’s choice to return next year, which was revealed last night, did not element into his choice. He said he appreciates of how the Oregon coaches managed his choice to dedicate elsewhere.”It’s an area that I truly enjoy still,”Moore said.
“No love lost at all. I appreciate them hiring me and taking my commitment and understanding my position.”Moore’s commitment marks the highest-profile recruiting win of Chip Kelly’s tenure in Westwood, which is entering its 6th season. Moore tracks just No. 1 Malachi Nelson(USC)and No. 2 Arch Manning (Texas )in the ESPN 300 rankings.According to ESPN Stats & Details research, Moore’s dedication as the No. 3 player in the
class connects a record for UCLA, as he ‘d sign up with Jaelan Phillips of the Class of 2017 for the highest-ranked hire in school history.( ESPN rankings return to 2006.)Moore is likewise the first ESPN 300 five-star recruit in Kelly’s profession, per ESPN Stats & Info research.Moore discussed that the UCLA heading to the Big 10, where it begins play in the 2024 season, was a factor in his choice.”The TV time and exposure is going to be excellent for me to market myself as being a quarterback and being a professional athlete at this
point,” he said.Moore said that NIL did not play a big consider his decision. He acknowledged that if he plays well at UCLA there will be NIL chances, however he stated on his hiring gos to he ‘d decrease to go to NIL meetings if they appeared on his itinerary. He said he didn’t desire a dollar amount thrown at him by a school effect a decision that should be based on football.”I want to keep football the main thing and be a college student and enjoy life, “he stated.”Football is my main thing. That’s what I enjoy, and I can keep that the main thing.
“Moore credited the bond he developed with Kelly, quarterback coach Ryan Gunderson and pass receiver coach Jerry Neuheisel in his recruitment.Kelly is one of the most innovative offensive playcallers in college
football, and Moore offers him a high-profile quarterback who might be a linchpin for the Bruins upon arrival in the Big Ten.Moore grew up enjoying Marcus Mariota at Oregon and remembers the run-pass alternative game that Kelly ran while training Mariota there, prior to Kelly’s departure to the NFL.Kelly is entering his 6th year at UCLA and has actually gone 17-7 in the previous 2 years.Over his career, Kelly has actually figured out ways to optimize various designs of quarterback, as he led Oregon’s Dennis Dixon on a Heisman-caliber season in 2007 when Dixon wound up as the Pac-10 offending player of the year. Dixon’s Heisman project got thwarted by injury.Kelly tutored Ricky Santos to end up being the top FCS player at New Hampshire in 2005, worked with Darron Thomas on a group that played for the nationwide title in 2010 and led Mariota to a prolific redshirt freshman season in 2012. Kelly’s go back to college football at UCLA featured 5 years of Dorian Thompson-Robinson as the main starter at quarterback, consisting of a stellar 2022 when he accounted for 36 touchdowns.Kelly coached with both the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers as an NFL head coach. In addition to Mariota, Moore likewise mentioned Kelly coaching Colin Kaepernick in the NFL as somebody he had actually supervised the year.Moore said his concern in recruitment was a place that might establish him the best, and he seems like he discovered that at UCLA.”Coach Kelly, him being in the game for so long and remaining in the NFL and being in college and recruiting young kids, he told us not to rush anything, “Moore stated. He added:”Coach Kelly is an amusing guy, really intelligent. He knows a lot about the body and how quarterbacks work and has a program that assists benefit the player. … I know Coach Kelly is a great mentor and a person I can trust my years being in college. “Moore’s commitment marks the 2nd substantial quarterback dedication for UCLA in recent days. Kent State transfer Collin Schlee announced Saturday that he’s committed to the Bruins.Moore informed ESPN that he’s finishing early from high school and will enlist at UCLA in January.