ESPN.com · Dec 16, 2025
Oregon's Dante Moore made a gap year pay off for Ducks and himself
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EUGENE, Ore. -- When wide receiver Malik Benson transferred to Oregon in January, Dante Moore, the team's projected starter at quarterback, drove him around town.
They went to different stores so Benson could pick up items for his new home. They attended church together and visited several spots to eat. But what struck Benson was the playlist in Moore's car.
"I'm like, 'Man, this is the music my mom would listen to when we had to get up and clean the house,'" Benson said. "It was early 2000s R&B. He's an old head, for sure."
Much of Moore's soundtrack stretches back well beyond his birth date. He'll play everything from Al Green to The O'Jays to New Edition to Lauryn Hill.
