Oregon has won nine of the last 10 games in the annual Civil War clash with Oregon State. If they are going to make it 10 of 11, the Ducks will have to do so without the services of the most productive member of their defensive line.
In the hours before this afternoon’s Ducks-Beavers grudge match in Corvallis, Oregon confirmed that Jalen Jelks will be sidelined for the rivalry game. The defensive end had been dealing with an unspecified injury in the days leading up to Saturday afternoon’s game.
Despite being limited or not participating in practice, it had been expected that Jelks would be healthy enough to play this weekend.
Jelks is currently second on the Ducks in tackles for loss with 7½ and third in sacks 3½. Both of those totals are tops among defensive linemen.
There is some good news on the injury front, however, as fellow end Austin Faoliu is expected to play today. Faoliu, who has a pair of sacks this season, has been hampered by an ankle injury sustained in mid-September.
Full team now on the field warming up. Ducks won’t have DE Jalen Jelks, TE Kano Dillon or OT Steven Jones today. With Jelks out, very nice to see Austin Faoliu in pads and warming up. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/F32XOJORlC
— Rob Moseley (@DuckFootball) November 23, 2018