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The Oklahoma Sooners have been dealing with a number of injuries on offense and the hits keep coming. Already expected to be without Jacob Sexton and Jake Taylor, a pair of former four-star players that have started games at tackle this season, the Sooners will also be without veteran Michael Tarquin against Maine, according to a report from Jesse Crittenden of OUInsider.
That puts the spotlight directly on redshirt freshman Logan Howland and true freshman Isaiah Autry-Dent. But according to OU Radio’s Gabe Ikard, the Sooners will roll with Spencer Brown at right tackle and Howland at left.
Howland got a lot of action at the end of the Sooners loss to Ole Miss, providing some good moment in the running game, but struggled in pass protection. This week against Maine gives him the opportunity to get a lot of snaps and fine tune some things.
Autry-Dent has impressed the Sooners coaching staff as the scout team offensive lineman of the week on a number of occasions. He’s yet to get into a game this season, but with just four games left, he could play a lot and not burn his redshirt for this season.
The Sooners will need their young offensive linemen to step up and produce in this game to keep Jackson Arnold clean and provide some positive momentum in the running game.
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