Oregon’s offensive line took a hit Monday night, and it’s a significant one. Coach Dan Lanning said junior guard Trent Ferguson will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury.
Ferguson, a 6-foot-7, 322-pound lineman, played 12 snaps in Saturday’s 39-31 loss at Oklahoma State before going down. Lanning didn’t sugarcoat the outlook.
“Unfortunately, Trent Ferguson’s probably going to be done for the year,” Lanning said. “Had a knee injury.
So, we won’t probably get to see him again. I feel bad for that kid because he’s worked really hard.”
Ferguson had appeared in all 15 games last season after redshirting in 2024.
The Ducks are also waiting on several other injury situations as they move forward. Tight end Jamari Johnson sat out Saturday with an undisclosed injury, and his status for the next few weeks is unclear.
“Still evaluating it with Jamari,” Lanning said. “We’ll see what that looks like.
I think I mentioned last week he might be down for a few. So, we’ll see if he’s able to get back and perform.”
Defensive back Carl Williams IV is in the same evaluation phase after leaving Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury.
“Carl got nicked in the game,” Lanning said. “I won’t speak on what it is.
And we’ll see. Same thing.
Evaluation.”
Lanning also offered a more upbeat update on guard Douglas Utu and running back Jordon Davison. Utu missed Saturday’s game, while Davison did not play late in the game.
“Jordan’s gonna be good,” Lanning said. “Doug, I think we’ll be able to have back this week.
Obviously, he was banged up coming out of Week 1. But I feel like Doug is going to be able to help us this week.”
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