The Oklahoma Sooners look to have caught a break ahead of their matchup with the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday.
Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding confirmed that his squad will be without two of its most important offensive players when the Rebels line up against the Sooners. Golding said running back Kewan Lacy and starting offensive lineman Patrick Kutas will miss the game. So far this season, the Sooners have typically had the least desirable injury report. But the two losses for Ole Miss are fairly significant, especially as the Rebels are coming off their third loss of the season.
Golding said Kutas was injured in Ole Miss’ 42-7 loss at Georgia this past Saturday. The Rebels will have to make adjustments across the offensive line, and likely
former Sooner Troy Everett will replace him at right guard as he did against Georgia.
“Not season-ending,” Golding said of Kutas’ injury in his weekly presser. “Kutas got banged up pretty good, so we will not have Patrick this week. So there will be some moving parts to that and looking at some guys bumping inside.
“And we’ve been rotating some guys anyway, but he’s the only one right now that we know for sure won’t be available on Saturday.”
Golding later clarified Lacy will not be playing either. Against the Sooners last season, Lacy rushed 27 times for 78 yards and two touchdowns to help No. 8 Ole Miss defeat No. 13 Oklahoma 34–26. This season, however, he's missed a handful of games due to injury. Lacy missed the Georgia game, and it was a noticeable absence as Ole Miss (6-3, 4-3 SEC) was only able to muster 7 points against the Bulldogs. Lacy, who was a Doak Walker Award finalist last season, an honor presented annually to the nation's top college football running back, has run for five touchdowns this season but hasn’t seen the field since dislocating his shoulder against Texas in October. Ole Miss has lost two of the last three games in his absence.
Oklahoma (5-4, 3-3 SEC) will have an opportunity to take advantage, as the Sooners will also have the help of playing in Norman for the scheduled 3:15 p.m. CT kickoff on the SEC Network this Saturday. It will be the third straight season the Sooners have played the Rebels, and the second straight season Oklahoma has hosted them. The league named the two schools annual rivals last season, meaning they'll play each other every season for at least the next four years. Ole Miss currently holds a 3-0 record against the Sooners, who are trying to build on a 23-7 win over Florida. A win would also keep Oklahoma's bowl streak alive.
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