Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning revealed in his weekly press conference on Monday that senior wide receiver Traeshon Holden, who was ejected from Saturday’s game for spitting on an Ohio State player, would face additional punishment from the team.
Lanning would not reveal what that punishment would be, saying it would be handled internally.
“Extremely disappointed in his actions within the game,” Lanning said. “There’s absolutely zero place for that in our program, and zero place for that in football. I reached out to coach Day and expressed my frustration with the situation.”
With Oregon’s offense inside the red zone in the second quarter, Holden was flagged for a flagrant personal foul. The official said he had spit on Ohio State cornerback Davison Igbinosun and would be ejected.
Holden was escorted to the locker room. He returned to the sideline wearing street clothes.
On Sunday, Holden released an apology on social media to his teammates, the fans and to the Ohio State player.
“Traeshon is extremely apologetic. He is embarrassed. He realizes how wrong he was in that moment,” Lanning continued. “We will handle some things internally. There is some discipline that exists there, but I’m gonna leave that for us internally to handle and communicate.”
The Ducks have a quick turnaround. They travel to West Lafayette, Indiana, to face the Purdue Boilermakers on Friday night. Whether Holden will play remains to be seen.
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