Oregon Ducks Wide Receiver Evan Stewart Injured Against Michigan State?

The No. 6 Oregon Ducks are leading the Michigan State Spartans 24-0. Wide receiver Evan Stewart appeared injured on an end zone shot from Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel.

Oct 4, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks wide receiver Evan Stewart (7) gives the football to a referee after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the Michigan State Spartans at Autzen Stadium. / Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images

The No. 6 Oregon Ducks are leading the Michigan State Spartans 31-7 in the third quarter. Halfway through the quarter, Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel took a deep shot to wide receiver Evan Stewart on third down. Stewart dove for the catch, and he stayed down on the field with an apparent injury after the play

The pass was incomplete, forcing a fourth down. Oregon kicker Andrew Boyle made the 50-yard field goal to give the Ducks a 24-0 lead.

In the fourth quarter, Stewart was back on the field with the Ducks offense. With a comfortable lead, the Ducks would only keep one of their star wide receivers if the injury wasn't serious.

Before exiting the game, Stewart appeared to grab his hip, remaining down in the end zone and forcing an injury timeout.

Oct 4, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks wide receiver Evan Stewart (7) gives the football to a referee after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the Michigan State Spartans at Autzen Stadium. / Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images

With 10 seconds left in the first half, Gabriel and Stewart connected for a nine yard touchdown. The score gave Oregon a 21-0 lead going into halftime. In addition to the nine-yard touchdown, Stewart has one reception for 11 yards. Totaling two catches for 20 yards, Stewart is fourth on the team in receiving. His touchdown is the only passing score on the night for the Ducks offense.

Despite the Ducks lead, Gabriel threw two red zone interceptions in the first half. He has thrown for a touchdown in addition to throwing one to Stewart.

Oregon Ducks running back Jordan James has been leading the offense. James rushed for over 100 yards in the first half, adding a touchdown of his own.

Dillon Gabriel finds Evan Stewart for another @oregonfootball TD 🦆

The Ducks are up 21-0 going into the half 👏#B1GFootball on FOX 📺 pic.twitter.com/CJlzWBRnMS

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 5, 2024

The Ducks defense maintained a shutout against the Michigan State offense through the first three quarters. Midway through the fourth quarter, Michigan State running back Kay'ron Lynch-Adams found the end zone on a one-yard touchdown run.

The Spartans first score of the game cut the Ducks lead to 31-7.

Should the Ducks hold on against the Spartans, they will host a highly-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes team. Stewart's status will certainly affect Oregon's offensive game plan heading into the top-10 matchup.

The Ducks have a commanding lead over the Spartans, but they have been plagued by turnovers in the red zone. On the other side of the ball, the defense forced a timely fumble on the goal line to keep the momentum. Instead of falling down 7-0, the Oregon defense punched the ball out of Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles' arms.

In his first five games as a Duck, Stewart has 16 catches on 182 yards and two touchdowns.

Before transferring to Oregon for the 2024 season, Stewart spent two seasons at Texas A&M. Playing in 18 games as an Aggie, Stewart caught six touchdowns.

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