The Oklahoma Sooners are getting healthier as they head into the final three games of the season. After dealing with several offensive line injuries, the Sooners have eight of their top 10 available for Week 11 after guard Eddy Pierre-Louis was removed from the SEC availability report Thursday night.
Pierre-Louis started for the Sooners earlier in the season but hasn't played since the Georgia game. Noah Best and Heath Ozaeta have started at the guard spots the last three weeks. It'll be interesting to see how Pierre-Louis factors into the guard rotation at this point in the season, but it's never bad to have experienced depth.
The only two linemen in Oklahoma's top 10 who aren't available (at this point) heading into Week 11 are the versatile
Ryan Fodje, who is doubtful, and center Caleb Nitta. Otherwise, the Sooners have most of their offensive line intact for this week's matchup against Ole Miss.
Defensively, the Sooners are also getting healthier. Starting safety Peyton Bowen was removed from the availability report on Thursday evening and will start for the Sooners. Oklahoma needs Bowen and the rest of the secondary to have a great game this week against the explosive passing offense of the Rebels.
Moved to questionable this week after missing the last several weeks were linebackers Cole Sullivan and James Nesta. Both players are key to the Sooners' linebacker rotation behind Kip Lewis and Owen Heinecke. If they can be available down the stretch, that would help OU have a better understanding of what they have at the position heading into 2027, when Lewis and Heinecke are off to the NFL.
The other key name to watch for the Sooners is running back Tory Blaylock. Blaylock has been a productive part of the running back rotation over the last month after returning against Texas. In the win over Florida, he ran the ball seven times for 30 yards and looked quick and explosive. If he's not able to play, the Sooners will need more out of Jonathan Hatton or Xavier Robinson this week. Robinson had a huge game for the Sooners against the Rebels in 2025, running for 109 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries. His 65-yard touchdown run sparked the Sooners' offense in the third quarter, giving Oklahoma some second-half life.
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