The Oregon Ducks are still basking in the afterglow of that win over No. 2 Ohio State inside Autzen Stadium, but there’s nothing like a bit of injury news to bring everyone down to Earth a little bit.
Even before the game started, we learned defensive end Jordan Burch suffered a lower leg injury on that Thursday. He was certainly missed against the Buckeyes and in his weekly Monday press conference, Lanning gave an update on Burch’s availability moving forward.
“I don’t know that it’ll be this week,” Lanning said of Burch’s return. “I don’t know that it won’t. We’ll continue to evaluate that.”
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It sounds like Burch will indeed return in the near future, but unfortunately, the same can’t be said about receiver Kyler Kasper, who was seen on a scooter for the Ohio State contest.
“I don’t know the timeline. It might be hard for him to get back this year,” Lanning said of Kasper. “But I won’t put limitations on him and his ability to get back.”
While the loss of these two players hurt, Lanning has done diligent work to build up the roster’s depth, so if the injury bug does hit, it won’t hurt as badly. That certainly showed up on Saturday.
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