Overview
- Venables confirmed Tuesday that wide receiver Trell Harris is out for the foreseeable future while the program continues medical evaluation of a back injury.
- Harris took a heavy hit in the loss to Michigan, returned to finish that game and has six catches for 104 yards and one touchdown through two games as a Sooner.
- Oklahoma plans to shift looks to Mackenzie Alleyne, Parker Livingstone, Manny Choice and Elijah Thomas to make up for Harris’s absence in the immediate rotation.
- Linebacker Kip Lewis received a brighter update and now appears likely to return sooner than the staff first feared, easing short-term defensive concerns.
- The timing magnifies pressure on an offense that managed 289 yards in the Michigan loss and must adjust before Saturday’s New Mexico game and upcoming matchups with Georgia and Texas.