Oregon football boasts the nation's fast-rising Heisman Trophy contender in Dante Moore. The quarterback lit up Penn State with three touchdowns in the overtime thriller , sparking the buzz. His head coach Dan Lanning , however, downplayed the growing praise.

Lanning shut down the growing Heisman chatter on his appearance with the Triple Option Podcast Wednesday. He chose not to add further hype to the growing Moore love.

“We’re not going to talk about that,” Lanning told Rob Stone when asked where he believes Moore stands in the Heisman race.

Lanning meant that more as a compliment, though.

Dan Lanning dishes big Dante Moore take amid Oregon start

The leader of the nation's No. 2 team sent this message to fans not taking his QB seriously. Article Continues Below

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