Dante Moore is used to this.

The redshirt sophomore Oregon quarterback has been making football headlines since seventh grade, when Jim Harbaugh offered him a full-ride scholarship to Michigan.

“I’m not coming from a wealthy family,” Moore said of that day. “Hearing that, in the backseat I just started crying.”

Little, however, seems to overwhelm the Heisman front-runner now. Sure, Moore showed his emotions in the immediacy of Oregon’s thrilling double-overtime win at Penn State last month, but he quickly returned to his calm, cool, collected self.

So no, going from a name in college football to the name in college football didn’t really mess with Moore’s bye week.

“Ever since seventh grade, when I got my first offer that day, it’s kind of been things, media, people talking about me,” Moore said. “And it’s true blessings. Everything in my life was never just given to me. I had to work for it. I just know that with my hard work and dedication to the game of football that things will come and fall in your hands.”

Such as another top-10 matchup Saturday against No. 7 Indiana (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten), with College GameDay on site for the Ducks’ second consecutive game. For Moore and Oregon, it’s yet another chance to prove that seeing is believing.

The Bye Week Fallout

Oregon (5-0, 2-0) entered its break ranked No. 2 in the country, its 30-24 win over then-No. 3 Penn State hailed as one of the season’s best games.

And then Penn State played again.

While the Nittany Lions delivered must-see TV for a second week in a row, this time it was for the opposite reason. UCLA — fresh off firing its coach — stunned Penn State at the Rose Bowl, jumping out to a 27-7 halftime lead before sealing the upset.

It was one of the most shocking results of the season, and it not only knocked Penn State out of the AP Top 25 but also dragged Oregon down with it.

The No. 2 Ducks are now the No. 3 Ducks. And while they’re favored by 7.5 points this week against Indiana, some of the questions seemingly answered in Happy Valley have seeped back into the conversation.

Sure, Oregon beat Penn State. But how will the Ducks look against a real offense like the Hoosiers, who average 48 points per game and are led by quarterback Fernando Mendoza? And yes, Moore and Oregon’s young passing game have delivered in big moments, but how will they handle an Indiana defense ranked top-10 nationally in pass efficiency and passing yards allowed?

Is Oregon really that good? Or was Penn State smoke and mirrors, with the real test still ahead in this Hoosiers squad that blasted then-No. 9 Illinois 63-13 in Week 4?

Those are questions for the outside world, not the world inside Oregon’s locker room.

You can’t take the Penn State win away.

“The five hours (on the flight back home) was one of the best five hours I’ve had on a flight,” tight end Jamari Johnson said. “It was pretty cool. Everybody was just excited and happy that we won that game. It was a dog fight at the end, and that’s what makes it better.”

And there’s no time for hypotheticals.

“Coach Lanning this week has been speaking about Secretariat, like a horse who was known back in the day for winning many races,” Moore said. “Horses keep their blinders on, keeping tunnel vision to focus within their lane and within themselves. I feel like this team does a great job of not listening to the outside noise. I feel like every day we run our race.”