Oklahoma at Auburn: Sooners list five WRs out on Friday injury report
Both Oklahoma and Auburn enter their Week 5 matchup with quarterback questions. But they’re also dealing with injuries, and their Friday injury reports showed where things stand – including a fifth wide receiver ruled out.
OU is expected to be down a slew of wide receivers, including Deion Burks. The highly ranked transfer popped up as “Out” on Thursday’s injury report as he became one of four receivers who are expected to miss Saturday’s matchup on The Plains. That number became five when Nic Anderson came up on the report and ruled out.
As for Auburn, three players are expected to be out for the matchup, headlined by two defensive backs. Tyler Scott and Champ Anthony were both ruled out Thursday and maintained that status on Friday. Here are both Oklahoma and Auburn’s Friday injury reports.
Oklahoma at Auburn Friday injury report
Oklahoma Sooners
WR Jayden Gibson – Out
WR Jalil Farooq – Out
WR Andrel Anthony – Out
WR Deion Burks – Out
WR Nic Anderson – Out
RB Taylor Tatum – Out
DB Gentry Williams – Out
DB Kendel Dolby – Out
OL Geirean Hatchett – Out
K Tyler Keltner – Out
LB Dasan McCullough – Out
OL Jake Taylor – Probable
Auburn Tigers
DB Tyler Scott – Out
DB Champ Anthony – Out
TE Brandon Frazier – Out
DL Isaiah Raikes – Probable
K Alex McPherson – Probable
OL Izavion Miller – Probable
Oklahoma and Auburn are both dealing with questions at the quarterback spot. The Sooners benched Jackson Arnold last week in the loss to Tennessee while the Tigers will again turn to Payton Thorne after taking a look at Hank Brown against Arkansas a week ago.
The pressure appears to be rising around both programs, and the quarterback movement adds fuel to the fire. But it’s also leading to a conversation about how much patience coaches should have before making a chance.
“The lack of patience at the quarterback position, some of it justified,” ESPN’s Rece Davis said on “The Paul Finebaum Show” Tuesday. “That is something I’ve noticed about quarterback changes and coaches being candid about reasoning, which I’m not against at all — I think with the professionalization of college football particularly, you get to a point where if a guy is maybe not performing to the best of his capabilities or he’s not performing quite at the level you had hoped, you’re going to say so.
“We’ve seen that Oklahoma, we’ve seen it at Auburn. And I think in the past maybe guys were a little more reluctant to do so. But that’s been something I’ve noticed from a grand scheme in terms of how coaches are dealing with the success or failure or frustrations of their teams.”
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