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Wild USC-Oregon fan fight erupts in stands after Dante Moore hit — with an ironic twist

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Duarte, M. (2026, September 27). Wild USC-Oregon fan fight erupts in stands after Dante Moore hit — with an ironic twist. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/sports/usc-oregon-fans-trade-punches-in-coliseum-stands-after-brutal-dante-moore-hit/

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During a recent USC-Oregon football game at the Coliseum, a fight broke out in the stands after an incident on the field where Oregon player Dante Moore was hit by USC linebacker Desman Stephens II, who was ejected for targeting. Video footage shows two fans, one wearing No. 8 like Stephens, exchanging punches while other spectators tried to intervene or capture the scene on their phones. The altercation lasted about 20 seconds before others separated them, and social media noted the irony that fights both involved individuals wearing number eight.

Written by AI on 2026-09-27, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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A violent altercation broke out between a USC fan wearing a No. 8 jersey and an Oregon fan at a college football game in Los Angeles, California, shortly after linebacker Dante Moore was hit by a high-low shot from USC's Desman Stephens II in the second quarter. The fight lasted about 20 seconds before spectators intervened; one woman threw her drink while trying to restrain the Oregon supporter. Another twist occurred when an Oregon fan also wearing No. 8 joined the conflict, leading some social media users to comment on the ironic coincidence of the jersey number. This incident followed a post-game scuffle involving players from both teams in the Coliseum tunnel as they left for their locker rooms after the game.

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The USC fan was wearing a No. 8 jersey — the same number worn by Trojans linebacker Desman Stephens II, whose forearm shot to Moore’s head in the second quarter got him ejected for targeting. asserted

him → wear → targeting

Video of the altercation shows the two fans trading haymakers while spectators scrambled out of the way, watched or pulled out their phones. asserted

spectators → show → phones

A woman eventually joined the chaos, appearing to throw her drink toward the USC fan while attempting to restrain the Oregon supporter. asserted

woman → join → supporter

“I remember my first fight!” one bystander can be heard yelling. asserted

bystander → remember → fight

The whole thing lasted roughly 20 seconds before others finally separated the two men. asserted

others → last → men

All the while, the far corner of the video provided a sobering backdrop: Moore was still on the field being transferred from a stretcher to a gurney before being taken away by ambulance. asserted

Moore → provide → ambulance

The hostility apparently survived the final whistle. asserted

hostility → survive → whistle

The Athletic’s Ira Gorawara captured video of USC and Oregon players involved in another scuffle in the Coliseum tunnel as the teams headed toward their locker rooms after the game. asserted

teams → capture → game

The fact that all of this was caused by a No. 8 on the field and another fight broke out with a fan wearing No. 8 in the stands led to some interesting comments as social media noticed the coincidence. asserted

media → cause → coincidence

“Buddy was in the stands too?!?!?” one commenter wrote. asserted

commenter → write → stands

“How many No. 8s on SC getting DQd at the game?” another joked. asserted

another → DQd → game

It marked the second fight involving fans in the Coliseum stands in USC’s past two home games. asserted

It → mark → games

Wild USC-Oregon fan fight erupts in stands after Dante Moore hit — with an ironic twist

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