Dante Moore, the Oregon quarterback, has publicly advocated for the state's governor, Tina Kotek, to support mental health services and detailed his own struggles with mental health issues in a letter sent to The Oregonian/OregonLive. Moore's letter also highlighted his own struggle with mental illness during his college career and watched his mother battle with cancer. He urged his teammates to use their platform to support those with mental issues and highlighted suicide as the No. 2 leading cause of death for young adults in Oregon and over half with depression don't receive treatment.