The injury bug had reportedly hit Oklahoma hard during fall camp, and those reports came to fruition.
Caleb Kelly (ACL), Justin Harrington (ACL) and Marcus Hicks (Achilles) had all been injured according to multiple reports in the early stages of fall camp. Head coach Lincoln Riley hadn’t met with the media yet, and then ended the hiatus on Saturday.
He confirmed that Kelly, Harrington, Hicks and walk-on Cason Grant.
“All had some lower extremity injuries that required medical attention,” Riley said. “Those guys will all miss a substantial part of the season … but all those guys will be limited for an extended period.”
According to Riley, Harrington had suffered the injury before arriving on campus.
These aren’t four major impactful injuries, but losing Kelly with thin depth at linebacker could weigh heavily. Only DaShaun White and Brian Asamoah have meaningful experience playing at inside linebacker with former walk-on Brian Mead leading a group of players behind them that have not played a down at linebacker for Oklahoma.
The Sooners are scheduled to begin the 2020 season on Sept. 12 against Missouri State at home.
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