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One power move makes Oregon football a menace in 2025 college football

ByDale Bliss|
Oregon running back Jordon Davison, left and Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq celebrate a touchdown by Davison as the Oregon Ducks face the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sept. 27, 2025, at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Oregon running back Jordon Davison, left and Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq celebrate a touchdown by Davison as the Oregon Ducks face the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sept. 27, 2025, at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Wearing their Mummy Edition whites, Oregon came to the White Out and came for the souls of the 111,000. They ripped their hearts out. They came into their trap and took over their trap.

When the team was in the tunnel, the amped-up crowd chanting, "WE ARE,,,PENN STATE." Dan Lanning turned to his players and said, "We are about to get their asses kicked is what they're saying."

In 2025, Oregon isn't afraid to be the team opposing fans love to hate. Like their leaders Dante Moore, Bryce Boettcher, Iapani Laloulu and Dillon Thieneman they have a quiet confidence that they're going to be the ones to call game. The togetherness borders on arrogance. They've fully embraced it.

Throw water bottles, hang your Duck hunting signs, shout obscenities; bring it on. This is a group that doesn't care and doesn't flinch. The moment is never too big. Pressure is a privilege.

When game time came the Ducks were eager for the environment. When it reached 4th and 1 in the Red Zone they responded. Down a touchdown in overtime to the home team with 111,000 screaming (minus the ones who filed out when it was 17-3 in the fourth quarter) they went to work.

Oregon has had some good teams. They've been a fixture in the Top 25 for 30 years. But this group has a culture so strong that no moment is too big and no environment intimidates them. They're not afraid to be hated. They play without fear, ready to let it rip.

The beautiful thing in the Ducks vs Them video was seeing how steady Dante Moore's eyes were in critical moments. Whether the first play of the game, 3rd and 8 or 4th and 1 or the deciding, one-play drive of the second overtime, his focus was the same, surveying the defense, calm in the chaos.

He never wavered. He never flinched. When it was over he collapsed with joy and gratitude into the arms of his teammates and coaches.

Kinnick Stadium, Husky Stadium or Hard Rock Stadium, the approach will be the same. This is a team that can be defeated but never destroyed, the perfect blend of youth, talent and unwavering confidence in each other.

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