Thirty-six hours ahead of the Orange Bowl as required by the NCAA, the Ducks issued their first injury report ahead of their College Football Playoff game with Texas Tech.
Evan Stewart is out and will not play. Kingston Lopa, Kyler Kasper, Justius Lowe, Gernorris Wilson, and Sione Laulea are out. Safety Trey McNutt is questionable.
But receivers Dakorien Moore and Gary Bryant Jr. are not listed at all on the report, meaning they are expected to play without restrictions. That's important because in the Red Raiders' lone loss of the year, Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt beat them with timely deep passes.
On the TTU side, nose tackle Skyler Gill-Howard won't play for the Wreck 'Em defense, and backup quarterback Will Hammond will be unavailable. But Unanimous All-American, Nagurski, Bednarik and Butkus Award winner, linebacker Jacob Rodriguez is listed as probable.
Oregon WR Evan Stewart remains out, as expected for the Ducks. Oregon's other WRs, Dakorien Moore and Gary Bryant Jr. are completely off the report . pic.twitter.com/JfYcs9mYya
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 30, 2025
Stewart tore his patellar tendon in June and hasn't played all season. He only recently returned to practice, and he was missing during a 15-minute media availability earlier this week. Still, if the Ducks have Bryant Jr. and Moore ready alongside Malik Benson, Jeremiah McClellan, Kenyon Sadiq, Jamari Johnson and Dierre Hill, they can test the vaunted TTU defense like few teams in the Big 12.
It's expected to be close, however. Oregon remains a 2.5-point favorite for the CFP quarterfinal, 9 a.m. PT on New Year's Day at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, televised on ESPN.