Oregon wideout Evan Stewart was arrested on the charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) early Sunday morning following the Ducks' win over Nebraska police in Springfield, Oregon, told ABC affiliate KATU.
Stewart was reportedly booked at the Springfield Municipal Jail at approximately 7 a.m. PT on Sunday. Stewart was released an hour later according to police to Oregon teammate and fellow wideout Dakorien Moore.
Ducks coach Dan Lanning opened his press conference Monday by addressing an incident that "didn't match our standard" at the program, but did not mention Stewart by name.
"There will be appropriate action taken," Lanning said. "We're still gathering some details on what that situation looks like, but that will be handled internally. I'm not going to respond to any other questions about that. We're going to handle that with our guys.
"There's an expectation of how you have to act and how you need to perform. (It) kind of overshadows the success that we had on Saturday, which is disappointing. But that will be handled by us internally, and it's not something I'm going to speak on publicly."
Springfield Police told The Oregonian/OregonLive over the weekend that rumors circulating online about street racing involving other Oregon football players were unfounded and Stewart was not involved.
Lanning was asked about the alleged separate incident.
"No, I'm saying there's an incident that we're taking appropriate action on, and I'm not going to have any further comment on that," Lanning said.
Stewart, who leads the Ducks with 27 catches for 352 yards and four touchdowns this season, did not play against the Huskers due to an undisclosed injury. He was downgraded from questionable to doubtful on the Ducks' player availability report before the matchup.
Oregon rallied to beat Nebraska, 17-14, behind former Huskers transfer Dylan Raiola's fourth-quarter heroics after his game-winning touchdown pass with 28 seconds to play.
A senior from Texas, Stewart missed the 2025 season following a lower-body injury suffered during spring camp. The former five-star recruit recorded 48 catches for 613 yards and five touchdowns during his first year on campus in 2024 following his transfer from Texas A&M.
Stewart is the second member of the Ducks' football program to be charged this year with DUII after running backs coach Ra'Shaad Samples allegedly left the scene of an accident in April.
