Harris switching back
Senior Nic Harris, who moved into the middle linebacker position temporarily last week after the injury to junior middle linebacker Ryan Reynolds against Texas , is expected to be back in the strong safety position against Kansas State Saturday.
“Hopefully, we’ve had time to bring Austin Box along and guys like that,” said defensive backs coach Bobby Jack Wright. “They’re going to be really the guys that you want in there.”
Harris has been working in the strong safety position this week, Wright said.
But he admitted that using Harris in the nickel formation is an option.
“Nic’s still a guy that we could possibly play in the nickel package with [Keenan Clayton],” Wright said.
Updated injury report
Senior wide receiver Manuel Johnson will not play in Saturday’s game against Kansas State with a dislocated elbow, but should return to play the week after against Nebraska.
“Manny is still questionable,” Stoops said. “He’s a lot better from what I understand today. It will be Thursday or Friday how comfortable he is with the feeling of it.”
Stoops also said that freshman defensive end Frank Alexander and junior defensive tackle DeMarcus Granger are both feeling much better after missing game time with injuries.
Alexander participated against Kansas but did not record any defensive stats, while Granger recorded one tackle.
Junior tight end Brody Eldridge had a sprained ankle throughout last week’s practice, and did not play at all against Kansas.
“He was hurt in Texas and we were close to playing him [against Kansas], but decided not to,” Stoops said. “He’s further along this week so we expect him to play this week.”
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thegradeinflater 3 years, 7 months ago
Bob Stoops/Venables need to think about the long-term health of the their young athletes. Playing already injured Reynolds every down in the second quarter of TX game should be a lesson to remember. I'm glad he sidelined Johnson immediately in last game.