Oregon players are supporting the decision by first-year head coach Willie Taggart to dismiss starting receiver Darren Carrington from the team.
"We're standing behind Coach T," quarterback Justin Herbert said Thursday. "Darren has moved on, and I think we are too."
Carrington was arrested July 1 on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants. He was also suspended for the national championship loss to Ohio State and six more games in the 2015 season after failing an NCAA drug test.
Carrington signed with Utah on Thursday, head coach Kyle Whittingham confirmed.