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OC Joe Moorhead cleared to travel with Oregon following hospital stay
By Nick Schultz
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Joe Moorhead is cleared to head back with Oregon.
The Oregon offensive coordinator suffered a “medical emergency” two weeks ago and had surgery as a result. He’s been away from the team ever since, but is planning to make the trip to UCLA for this week’s game.
. @oregonfootball OC Joe Moorhead said his doctor cleared him this morning to make the trip to UCLA.
— Heather Dinich (@CFBHeather) October 18, 2021
Moorhead is in his second season at Oregon after a head coaching stint at Mississippi State from 2018-19. Before that, he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Penn State from 2016-17. The Ducks have the 4th-best offense in the Pac-12, averaging 426.7 yards per game, and rank 2nd in the league with 33.8 points per game.
Oregon checked in as the No. 10 team in the latest AP Top 25 poll and is coming off a 24-17 win over Cal last week. Kickoff between Oregon and UCLA is set for Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
Nick Schultz is a columnist and breaking news writer for Saturday Tradition. A 2020 graduate of Loyola Chicago, he covered the Ramblers' 2018 Final Four run from beginning to end and has worked at NBC Sports Chicago. Follow Nick on Twitter @NickSchultz_7.