Lanning: Stewart incident 'didn't match our standard'
The Ducks' top pass-catcher was booked in Springfield Municipal Jail on Sunday morning, and Lanning spoke on it for the first time Monday night.
Eugene — Oregon Ducks wide receiver Evan Stewart was placed in Springfield Municipal Jail on Sunday morning, charged with DUII. Ducks head coach Dan Lanning addressed the incident during a press conference on Monday. Lanning stated, “There was an incident this weekend that didn’t match our standard here in our program. There will be an appropriate action taken.
Still gathering some details with what that situation looks like. But that would be handled internally.” He refused to comment on any rumors of other Oregon football players involved in a speeding incident. This marks the second DUII charge for an Oregon football team member in the past year; running backs coach Ra’Shaad Samples allegedly struck a parked car with his Ford F-150 in April.
Stewart, who currently leads the Ducks with 27 catches for 352 yards and four touchdowns this season, missed Saturday's game against Nebraska due to an undisclosed injury. Oregon (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) is set to travel to Illinois for a Saturday match at 12 p.m. PT.
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