Mario Cristobal said Alex Forsyth, Jordan Happle and Dontae Manning are good to go. Jackson Powers-Johnson is day to day, and Steve Stephens "looks like he has a chance" after being injured last week. #GoDucks
— Rob Moseley (@DuckFootball) November 1, 2021
Back injuries are always tough to get through and they can also be unpredictable.
That’s what starting center Alex Forsyth has been dealing with over the past few weeks. But according to head coach Mario Cristobal, the senior practiced “full go” on Sunday and the Ducks are optimistic he could very well return.
It would be perfect timing for Oregon to get its starting center back as the Ducks go to Seattle to face Washington. The coaching and training staffs were hopeful Forsyth would return for the UCLA game, but that unpredictability of a lower back injury showed itself at the last minute and Forsyth could not participate.
In his place, Jackson Powers-Johnson and Ryan Walk have filled in admirably, but getting Forsyth back to snap the ball will allow the other offensive linemen to slide back into their natural positions.
Oregon and Washington are scheduled to kick off at 4:30 p.m. televised on ABC.