The Oregon Ducks are still basking in the afterglow of the win over No. 2 Ohio State inside Autzen Stadium, but there’s nothing like injury news to bring everyone down to Earth.
Before the game, we learned defensive end Jordan Burch suffered a lower leg injury on Thursday. He was certainly missed against the Buckeyes. In his weekly Monday press conference, Lanning updated 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 return in the near future. 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 worked to build roster depth, so the injury bug shouldn’t hurt as badly as it once might have. That certainly showed up on Saturday.
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