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Keontez Lewis Carted Off After Headfirst Collision With Brick Wall at Owen Field

The receiver underwent offsite evaluation with team staff describing his outlook as promising.

Overview

  • Lewis struck an unpadded brick barrier beyond the end zone on an overthrown first-quarter pass versus Kent State and lay motionless before receiving on-field treatment.
  • Medical personnel immobilized him after roughly 10 minutes, placing him on a backboard and carting him off for further testing.
  • OU Sports Medicine said he was taken offsite and characterized the outlook as promising, while the in-house Sooner Sports Network reported negative X-rays and that he was awake and walking by halftime.
  • Coach Brent Venables said the program is evaluating options to improve player safety around the end zones, where the wall sits close to the field with limited padding.
  • The transfer wideout entered the game as a key target with 17 catches for 210 yards and two touchdowns this season, and no formal diagnosis or return timetable has been announced.