Oregon Ducks, Ohio State Injury Update: Buckeyes' Starting Receiver To Return?

Injury report for the No. 3 Oregon Ducks vs. No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes with the latest updates from Oregon coach Dan Lanning and Ohio State coach Ryan Day. What is the latest on Oregon offensive lineman Matthew Bedford and wide receiver Gary Bryant Jr.? Will Ohio State starting wide receiver Carnell Tate be available after missing the Buckeyes game last week?

Mar 7, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Carnell Tate (17) stretches with wide receiver Reis Stocksdale (87) during spring football practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK

The latest injury report for the No. 3 Oregon Ducks (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) host the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) in Autzen Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 4:30 p.m. PT. The TV broadcast for the momentous matchup, with Big Ten and College Football Playoff implications, will be on NBC

What is the latest on Oregon offensive lineman Matthew Bedford, wide receiver Gary Bryant Jr. and cornerback Jahlil Florence? Will Ohio State starting wide receiver Carnell Tate be available after missing the Buckeyes game last week?

Jan 1, 2024; Glendale, AZ, USA; Oregon Ducks wide receiver Gary Bryant Jr. (2) and Tez Johnson (15) against the Liberty Flames during the 2024 Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

The Ducks are in pretty good shape as they look to stay undefeated in 2024. Every Big Ten team is required to submit an official injury report two hours before kickoff, and the Ducks' have a relatively clean bill of health as they enter the game vs. the Buckeyes.

The biggest Oregon update this week is about Bryant Jr. who returned to Ducks practice on Tuesday. Bryant has been not been on the practice field in over a month after suffering a leg injury in August. Will monitor his status leading up to kickoff.

Bryant has not yet played this season. In 2023, Bryant started 12 games, catching 30 passes for 442 yards and four touchdowns.

August 31, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Carnell Tate (17) runs for a touchdown during the second half of Saturday’s NCAA Division I football game against the Akron Zips at Ohio Stadium. / Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK

For the Buckeyes, starting wide receiver Carnell Tate did not play in Ohio State's 35-10 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes last week. Tate was held out with an unspecified injury, however he did warm up with the team. However, Ohio State coach Ryan Day is hopeful that Tate will be available and at full-strength vs. Oregon.

“If we needed to put him in the game, he absolutely could’ve played,” Day said. “But we just felt like it was the right thing to do to hold him.”

On Wednesday after practice, coach Day provided another update that indicates Tate will be available.

“He had a good day of practice today,” Day said Wednesday night.

The sophomore Tate has caught 14 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown through four games this season.

Oregon offensive lineman Matthew Bedford speaks during Oregon football’s media day Monday, July 29, 2024 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK

At the end of September, Oregon coach Dan Lanning revealed an injury update on Bedford (right knee), who regressed in rehabilitation in Duck practice during Oregon's bye week.

"Yeah, he actually got dinged the other day in practice," said coach Lanning about Bedford.

Bedford's status is one to monitor - The highly-regarded transfer from Indiana has not started yet for Oregon but his return would provide an exciting boost to the Oregon offensive line.

Aug 31, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning leads the team into the stadium before the game against the Idaho Vandals at Autzen Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images / Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images

UPDATES

Senior offensive lineman Matthew Bedford: Was OUT (knee) for all five games this season. Oregon coach Dan Lanning said Bedford got "dinged up" in practice, leading up to the game vs. UCLA. His limited practice suggests that Bedford will not be available vs. Ohio State.

Junior wide receiver Gary Bryant Jr.: Was OUT for all five games this season, and Coach Lanning's most recent update on Bryant Jr. is that he will "be down for a bit."

Junior offensive lineman Dave Iuli: Was OUT (foot injury) for all five games this season, has been practicing in the last couple weeks but there is no timetable for return.

Junior cornerback Jahlil Florence: Was OUT (knee) for all five games this season, has been practicing in the last couple weeks but there is no timetable for return. Florence, who started nine games for Oregon last season, is working back from offseason surgery.

Nov 18, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Oregon Ducks defensive back Jahlil Florence (6) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Senior kicker Andrew Boyle: Missed all of 2023 (knee) and all five games this season - no timetable for return.

Redshirt freshman defensive lineman My’Keil Gardner: Was OUT for all five games this season, no timetable for return. Gardner has been using a scooter around the Oregon practice facility.

Redshirt freshman linebacker Ashton Porter: Was OUT for Week 1, 2 and 3 due to personal reasons. Returned to practice two weeks ago.

Junior defensive back Khamari Terrell: Did not play vs. Michigan State but returned to practice Tuesday and was a full participant at practice.

Freshman defensive back Dakoda Fields: Was OUT for all five games this season, no timetable for return.

Redshirt sophomore defensive back Zach Grisham: Has not played since the Boise State game in Week 2. He was officially listed as out against Michigan State.

Oregon is on a five-game winning streak following a 31-10 win over Michigan State, in a game where the Ducks defense terrorized Spartans quarterback Aidan Chiles, totaling five sacks. Oregon defensive lineman Jordan Burch totaled 2.5 sacks with a fumble recovery.

The Ducks will need every ounce of that effort in order to upset the Buckeyes in front of a sold-out Autzen Stadium crowd.

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