Eric Morris' admission about Dante Moore puts the spotlight on Oregon's coaching staff

When Oregon lost to Oklahoma State on Saturday, it felt like a major setback for the team, and a massive disappointment given this group's expectations. The upset by the Cowboys wasn't a fluke as Eric Morris' team was the better team from the moment the game kicked off. If not for a pair of interceptions on tipped passes that created two touchdowns, Oregon likely gets blown out.

One of the biggest reasons for Oregon's woes in the game was the fact that the offense once again started slow. Oklahoma State shut down everything early on, and Dante Moore struggled to find any rhythm. It turns out, there's a reason why the Ducks offense struggled the way that it did on Saturday Afternoon.

Eric Morris admits Dante Moore had a tell, and the Ducks can only blame themselves

After some of the comments Oklahoma State made after the game, it was clear that Oregon was tipping plays whether it was by tendencies, stance variations, or something else. Internet sleuths instantly started diving into the film, and found out that Dante Moore's stance differed on run or pass plays.

If internet users were able to find the tell, it was certain that it was easy to spot for opposing teams as well. On Tuesday, Oklahoma State head coach Eric Morris admitted to CBS Sports' Brian Jones that the Cowboys indetified that Dante Moore was tipping run plays and pass plays.

Morris revealed that it was two of Oklahoma State's linebackers who picked up on the fact that Moore was tipping plays. If two linebackers were able to spot the tell in the lead up to the game, seemingly anyone else could've found this in their preparation, and with examples of the issue in last year's film, it's certainly telling.

During the College Football Playoff Semifinal vs Indiana, ESPN's Sean mcDonough shared that Dante Moore told him that he was troubled when Aiden Fischer kepy yelling out what play was coming.

Teams have certainly been able, and have picked up on the Ducks' tipping plays, and the biggest issue should be that it wasn't caught internally until it was admitted publicly. Opponents have had a week to prepare for the Ducks in most cases, and have picked up on it, but somehow the coaching staff hasn't found it reviewing their own tape.

The Ducks spare no resource when it comes to building a coaching staff, and for no one to pick up on it is troubling. Considering that this has been going on for the past year, you have to wonder how much the offense has been set back by giving the opponent a heads up on what's coming.

Moving forward, this issue should be fixed, and it should be much harder for opponents to slow the offense down. The good news is that it was called out so early in the season, that the year isn't lost yet and the team can still turn things around, but having to learn about it after a loss is very disappointing.

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