DALLAS -- Oregon Ducks wide receiver Darren Carrington has been suspended for the national title game, Oregon officials confirmed to The Oregonian/OregonLive on Friday.

First reported by CSNNW.com, Carrington did not make the trip for Monday's national title game pitting No. 2 Oregon against No. 4 Ohio State.

The rest of the team arrived Friday to their hotel in Grapevine. They will meet with reporters and fans Saturday morning before practicing.

It was reported, but not independently confirmed by The Oregonian/OregonLive, that Carrington failed an NCAA-administered drug test, testing positive for marijuana.

If marijuana is indeed the reason for his suspension, as has been reported, it would fall under the NCAA's "street drug" distinction. An athlete who tests positive for "street drugs" is ineligible for "at least the first 50 percent of regular-season contests or dates of competition in the season following the positive test," according to the NCAA.

Schools can appeal, but FoxSports.com reported Oregon's appeal had already been denied.

It is not known when Carrington took the drug test, but the NCAA's drug testing program says that "street drugs" are not generally tested year-round but that testing at an NCAA championship -- such as a bowl game -- can test for all banned drugs. The NCAA does not give schools or athletes any notice they will be tested and regularly tests selected players immediately after championships.

Carrington has 37 catches for 704 yards and four touchdowns this season and is coming off a Rose Bowl win that saw the redshirt freshman catch seven passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns.

Carrington's absence couples with the loss of Devon Allen, who is not expected to play after injuring his knee on the opening kickoff against Florida State.

Allen had 41 catches for 684 yards before being injured. The Ducks are also down tight end Pharaoh Brown, who had 420 yards and six touchdowns before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Utah. Combined, the Ducks will be without 103 catches, 1,808 yards, and 17 touchdowns from the three players.

Oregon's top two remaining receivers are Byron Marshall (66 catches, 834 yards) and Dwayne Stanford (39, 578). Senior Keanon Lowe (25, 359) and true freshman Charles Nelson (11, 101) will likely be required to contribute more in the absences.

And so the Ducks move on, as they have all season.

The Ducks' receiving corps, in particular, is coming full circle from last spring, when a knee injury to Bralon Addison and graduations riddled the position's depth.

After Oregon's 59-20 victory against Florida State in the playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, Addison said the uncertainty at receiver compelled him to return from his rehabilitation as quickly as possible.

After Oregon's victory against Michigan State, however, in the season's second week, he said he did not feel he needed to play this season, and thus save his redshirt season and a year of eligibility.

Since Addison, Oregon's receivers have endured injuries to Lowe, Stanford and, against the Seminoles, Allen. Each time, a different receiver made plays to keep Oregon alive for a national championship, a recipe it must hope will continue now that it is on the cusp of the title.

-- Tyson Alger and Andrew Greif

talger@oregonian.com

@tysonalger

agreif@oregonian.com

@andrewgreif