Dan Lanning said he was still gathering information about Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart’s arrest but the fifth-year Ducks’ head coach vowed to take what he described as “appropriate action” once he had all the necessary details.
“There will be an appropriate action taken. Still gathering some details with what that situation looks like,” Lanning said.
He added that the situation would be dealt with internally. “But that would be handled internally. I’m not gonna respond to any other questions about that. We’re gonna handle that with our guys.”
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Stewart was taken into custody early Sunday on charges of driving under the influence, hours after the Ducks rallied to defeat Nebraska on Saturday night. He was booked into the Springfield Municipal Jail, according to police records.
Lanning said the incident was unfortunate because it cast a shadow on the Ducks’ win.
Stewart did not play in the game against the Cornhuskers because of an undisclosed injury. He has 27 catches for 352 yards and four touchdowns this season after missing all of last season because of a right patellar tendon tear.
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“There was an incident this weekend that didn’t match our standard here in our program,” Lanning said.
Oregon visits Illinois for a Big Ten matchup with star quarterback Dante Moore’s status still unclear.
Moore has missed the Ducks’ past two games while recovering from a concussion.
Lanning said Moore participated in practice leading up to Oregon’s Week 6 matchup with UCLA, but Brock Thoman and Dylan Raiola ultimately saw action in the Ducks’ 17-15 loss to the Bruins. Both quarterbacks also played against Nebraska.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
