It’s a mild damper after Oregon’s big 42-6 win over Colorado.
Duck head coach Dan Lanning announced that running back Noah Whittington suffered an injury and he’ll be out for a while.
“I think Noah is going to be down for a bit,” he said. ” I want everyone to say a prayer for him. He is healthy, he is okay. I don’t know if we will have him here for the next few weeks.”
Whittington went down late in the third quarter with an apparent ankle injury. Lanning didn’t go into specifics on the injury, however.
In Whittington’s absence, expect tailback Jordan James to get more carries beyond his usual goal line carries.
Oregon has a game next week at Stanford and then a bye before going to Washington Oct. 14. The Ducks can only hope Whittington can be ready in time for the Huskies.