Published 2:02 pm Thursday, October 22, 2026

EUGENE — All signs point toward Oregon Ducks quarterback Dylan Raiola starting on Saturday at Illinois.

Dante Moore is out, according to the Big Ten’s availability report released at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday, Raiola met with the media shortly after coach Dan Lanning spoke.

Officially, Raiola is still competing with Brock Thomas for the start. Lanning refused to tip his hand.

However, Thomas started Saturday’s 17-14 win over Nebraska before being replaced in the fourth quarter by Raiola, who led the team on two scoring drives to win the game.

Raiola transferred to Oregon (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) after two seasons at Nebraska to back up Moore and continue his development. Raiola, a former five-star recruit, is not used to competing for playing time, but he said he welcomed the process Lanning set up over the past two weeks.

“Competition brings the best out of everybody and I believe that,” Raiola said. “That’s why you come to Oregon.…