EUGENE — After Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart was booked in Springfield Municipal Jail early Sunday morning on DUII charges, Ducks coach Dan Lanning addressed the situation at his weekly press conference Monday.
“There was an incident this weekend that didn’t match our standard here in our program,” Lanning said. “There will be an appropriate action taken. Still gathering some details with what that situation looks like. 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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“There’s an expectation of what you have to… how you have to act, and how you need to perform in our program. Kind of overshadows the success that we had on Saturday, which is disappointing, but that will be handled by us internally. I’m not going to speak on it publicly.”
When Lanning was asked a follow-up question about a rumored speeding incident involving other Oregon football players, for which there haven’t been any confirmed arrests, he said, “I was talking about the same thing when I first addressed it.”
This is also the second instance of an Oregon football team member facing DUII charges in the past year. In April, running backs coach Ra’Shaad Samples allegedly backed his Ford F-150 into a parked car outside a bar in Eugene. His next court date is Oct. 27.
An arraignment for Stewart in his DUII case hasn’t been set, as official charges haven’t been filed to Springfield Municipal Court as of Monday evening, according to court records.
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Stewart leads the Ducks this season with 27 catches for 352 yards and four touchdowns. He missed Saturday’s win over Nebraska due to an undisclosed injury.
Oregon (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) is preparing for a road game at Illinois (3-3, 1-2) at 12 p.m. PT this coming Saturday.
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