Dylan Raiola got the meme treatment on Wednesday following the surprising announcement by Dante Moore.
Moore announced on Wednesday that he will be returning to Oregon for the 2026 college football season rather than enter the NFL Draft, where he was expected to be a high draft pick. Moore’s decision comes two days after Raiola announced that he would be transferring to Oregon.
Fans gave Raiola the meme treatment for transferring to a school where he would be serving as a backup quarterback rather than the starter.
Dylan Raiola right about now https://t.co/cTSiT25zWS pic.twitter.com/YzXP5llpUW
— Barstool ‘Skers (@BarstoolHusker) January 14, 2026
Dylan Raiola right now. pic.twitter.com/krNVf4UjM0
— 2 Drunk Brothers & a Podcast (@2DrunkBrothers) January 14, 2026
The R in Dylan Raiola stands for riding the bench. https://t.co/xArouGiRXM
— Jon “Stugotz” Weiner (@stugotz790) January 14, 2026
Dylan Raiola after already transferring to Oregon: pic.twitter.com/x615mNAUyl
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) January 14, 2026
Though Raiola is getting the meme treatment, it’s quite possible — and actually likely — that he transferred to Oregon despite knowing Moore might return to school.
CBS Sports had reported that Raiola’s camp told Oregon that Dylan would be willing to redshirt for the 2026 season if Moore were to return to the Ducks. Redshirting would allow Dylan to develop and then take over as the starter in 2027 and 2028.
The way Oregon has developed quarterbacks recently — Bo Nix, Dillon Gabriel and Moore — apparently is part of what attracted Raiola to the school.
Raiola played two seasons at Nebraska. He passed for 4,819 yards with 31 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, while the Cornhuskers went 7-6 in both seasons.
