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.

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 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.

Stewart has just one drop, caught Oregon's longest pass of the season and is an effective blocker on the perimeter

Oregon football quarterback Dillon Gabriel didn't shy away from praising wide receiver Evan Stewart ahead of the Rose Bowl.

Oregon Ducks starting running back Jordan James is injured and out for the game vs. the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl, according to the ESPN broadcast. T

The rematch of college football's game of the regular season failed to live up to the hype as No. 8 seed Ohio State took out its pent-up frustrations on top seed Oregon in a 41-21 victory in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal of the College Football Playoff.

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.

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.