Coming to pass: Brent Venables shares smooth encouraging updates on 2 Oklahoma players before Missouri fierce clash according to now report..
Before the Sooners’ next game against the Missouri Tigers, head coach Brent Venables gave an injury report on two Sooners players on Monday. According to George Stoia III of On3 Sports, it is also a hopeful one for Sooners supporters.
“On his coaches show, Brent Venables responded, ‘There’s definitely a chance,’ when asked if Deion Burks and Jalil Farooq would return this week against Missouri,” Stoia reported.
Having two receivers injured never bodes well for the pass game, but it seems that will not be an issue if Venables’ foresight ends up fully coming to pass on game day.
Farooq’s return has been seen as a little bit overdue at this point since he was initially expected to miss between six and eight weeks of action after he underwent foot surgery. Instead, he has now missed nine weeks, outside of the maximum of that projected time frame.
Burks has missed a total of five games after suffering a soft tissue injury against Tennessee. Given that Burks was reportedly a game-time decision at the time, it would appear that there was a good chance he could have played versus South Carolina.
However, unless the circumstances clearly call for it, it is not always in the team’s best advantage to use a player who is not yet completely prepared.
This is something Venables has taken note of here, playing it smart. Burks has played in four games this season, totaling 26 receptions for 201 yards with three touchdowns. Farooq has been able to play in just one game, with a single catch for 47 yards in the 51-3 win over Temple.
Missouri and Oklahoma football are set to kick off at 7:45 p.m. ET on the Tigers’ turf on Saturday, Nov. 9.
