Oregon Star Defender Teitum Tuioti Out for Season With Knee Injury After 41-28 Win Over Ohio State
Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning announced on the evening of November 9 that star outside linebacker Teitum Tuioti will miss the rest of the 2026 season with a knee injury and will need surgery.
Tuioti was hurt in the fourth quarter of Oregon’s 41-28 road win over Ohio State on November 7. He went down on a pass rush, was helped off the field and fitted with a brace on his left knee. At his weekly press conference, Lanning said: "Teitum is done for the season. He injured his knee and will eventually need surgery; we have to let it settle down first."
Tuioti has been the core and leader of Oregon’s defense for the past two years. He started all nine games this season, recording 44 tackles, a team-high 9 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one pass breakup. Under the new eligibility rules he has one year of college eligibility left; whether he returns to Eugene next year or enters the NFL draft remains to be decided. Oregon is 6-3 and still in the race for the Big Ten championship game and a College Football Playoff berth. On Saturday, Oregon hosts Michigan at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, with kickoff at 12:30 p.m. on FS1.
Source: On3
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