Oregon was without second-leading receiver Evan Stewart for its Rose Bowl contest with Ohio State on Wednesday. Stewart got "banged up" while warming up before the game, Ducks coach Dan Lanning told ESPN radio at halftime.

Oregon Ducks wide receiver Evan Stewart didn't play in the Rose Bowl against the Ohio State Buckeyes after suffering an injury before the game. The Ducks lost 41-21, so the Buckeyes are advancing to the College Football Playoff semifinals.

After torching Ohio State in the first meeting this year, Oregon's star WR was a surprise absence in the Rose Bowl.

WR Evan Stewart got "dinged up during warmups" and was out for the Ducks, who also lost RB Jordan James to a head injury Wednesday against Ohio State.

Oregon Ducks receiver Evan Stewart will not play vs. the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl due to an injury sustained in pregame warm ups. Stewart is out for the game.

In what could've been the biggest game of his career, wide receiver Evan Stewart revealed Wednesday after Oregon football's 41-21 loss to Ohio State that he suffered a lower body injury shortly after the Ducks' Big Ten title on Dec.