Oklahoma will be without leading rusher Seth McGowan for Texas

Oklahoma will be without leading rusher Seth McGowan for its matchup with Texas on Saturday. T.J. Pledger will slide into his place.

As kickoff draws near, the bad news just keeps piling up for the Sooners.

Per Fox’s Bruce Feldman, Oklahoma will now be without the services of starting running back Seth McGowan during their bout with Texas on Saturday.

This news comes immediately after reports that Oklahoma’s 2019 sack leader Ronnie Perkins, who recently won his appeal with the NCAA in regard to his suspension, will also be unavailable.

McGowan leads the team in both rushing yards and carries as he’s slid into the RB1 role in the absence of veterans Kennedy Brooks and Rhamondre Stevenson.

Here’s the good news for the Sooners: they’ve remained committed to a running back rotation this season between McGowan and T.J. Pledger, and today they’ll be reaping the benefits of that.

Both Pledger and redshirt freshman Marcus Major will be moving into increased roles this week, but that’s highly-preferred to simply throwing a new guy directly into the fire.