Sources: Ducks DE Burch uncertain vs

• Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 12, 2024, 09:35 AM ET

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  College Football Senior Citizen Author for ESPN. Expert for College Gameday.EUGENE, Ore.– Oregon

star protective end Jordan Burch’s status against Ohio State on Saturday night remains in flux after he suffered a lower-body injury in practice Thursday, sources told ESPN.Burch suffered a noncontact lower-body injury while going through a practice drill. He was helped from the field and seemed in considerable discomfort, sources said.He is considered the most gifted player on Oregon’s defense, a 6-foot-6, 295-pound end who has been playing the very best football of his career.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Burch entered the game as one of the nation’s most efficient protective linemen, as he has five sacks, seven tackles for loss and 4 deflected passes. He is Oregon’s leader in sacks and tackles for loss and has likewise recovered a fumble.He was ranked as ESPN’s No. 4 total hire in the Class of 2020 and participated in South Carolina out of high school. He started 13 games for Oregon last year,

his first in Eugene after transferring, and began showing flashes of skill that totally manifested this season.Burch’s spree of strong play this season put him in the conversation to be a top-50 prospect in the NFL draft. Burch is a linchpin on an Oregon system that is No. 10 nationally in total defense and No. 21 in scoring defense.