The Oklahoma Sooners lost three starters to injuries during the game on Saturday. On Monday night, [autotag]Brent Venables [/autotag]gave an update on each of the players.
The good news is Venables said [autotag]Gentry Williams[/autotag] is good to go. Also, after a scary injury where he was carted off the field, [autotag]McKade Mettauer[/autotag] will be back “sooner rather than later,” according to Venables.
But the Sooners also received some bad news. Oklahoma will be without leading receiver [autotag]Andrel Anthony[/autotag] for the rest of the season. Anthony went down with what looked like a noncontact knee injury at the end of the third quarter.
Brent Venables announces Andrel Anthony will have season-ending surgery. #Sooners
— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) October 10, 2023
He’s been huge for the Sooners in his first year in the crimson and cream. From the very first game, it has looked like he and [autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag] had developed a special connection. He’s been the most consistent deep threat for the Sooners.
Anthony has 27 catches for 429 yards and a touchdown on the season. The Sooners’ depth is going to have to rise to the occasion. [autotag]Nic Anderson[/autotag] is the one who replaced Anthony during the game and caught the game-winning touchdown pass.
He’s the most likely candidate to take his spot in the starting lineup. Anderson leads the Sooners with six touchdowns on the season.
You could also see a healthy dose of [autotag]Jayden Gibson[/autotag]. For the deep threat, we could see some more of [autotag]Brenen Thompson[/autotag], who we saw against the Iowa State Cyclones but didn’t see last week.
Anthony is just a junior, so he most likely will be back next season, but it’s a tough blow for a guy having a career year for Oklahoma. Now it’s up to his teammates to make up for the loss of his production.
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