As the Oklahoma Sooners get set to play the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday, Lincoln Riley provided an injury update on several Sooners.
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The Oklahoma Sooners made it through their win against West Virginia relatively unscathed. Delarrin Turner-Yell was a major loss from the game after his leg was landed on inadvertently by a West Virginia player. Key Lawrence would come in and provided a solid performance in this stead, but facing recent nemesis Kansas State, the Sooners could use their veteran safety.
Speaking with the media on Tuesday, Lincoln Riley said that Turner-Yell should be back for their trip to Manhattan this Saturday. The Sooners’ safety had an impressive interception against West Virginia that helped set the tone for the Sooners’ defense after giving up a touchdown on the Mountaineers’ first drive of the game.
Riley also said that linebacker Danny Stutsman is a game-time decision for their matchup with Kansas State. Stutsman injured his elbow in the blowout of Western Carolina but otherwise had been playing really good football in his first couple of games with the Sooners. Though the linebacker unit is playing well for Oklahoma, Stutsman’s energy and speed off the bench could prove useful to slowing down Kansas State’s read-option game and running back Deuce Vaughn.
Cody Jackson, who has been a real bright spot in the passing game as a depth option in the wide receiver rotation won’t play against Kansas State due to an undisclosed “medical issue.”
Woodi Washington is still out of action as is Jalen Redmond. As of last week, both were expected to miss significant time.
The Sooners’ depth across the board continues to be a real strength for them as they’ve had to rely upon it this season with several players forced to miss time in a game or games altogether. They’ll need their depth to continue to perform well with a tough matchup against the Kansas State Wildcats on the horizon.
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