Paolo Uggetti Oct 31, 2026, 12:12 AM ET

Oregon wide receiver Messiah Hampton was arrested Friday afternoon in connection with a high-speed chase earlier this month in which two vehicles evaded Springfield police.

Hampton is facing two felony charges of attempting to elude police and one misdemeanor charge of reckless driving, according to jail records. He was booked into Lane County Jail and was released Friday evening.

Hampton, a freshman, was a late addition to the Big Ten availability report for the second consecutive week. The Ducks host Northwestern on Saturday.

Police told The Oregonian that Hampton was identified as one of the drivers in an incident during the early hours of Oct. 18, just hours after Oregon beat Nebraska at home. At 3:51 a.m., according to the Springfield police dispatch log, several officers were involved in a high-speed chase of two vehicles.

No immediate arrests were made.…