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OSU Notebook

INJURED
Artrell Woods: Receiver left in the first quarter.

By MATT DOYLE, World sports writer
Published: 9/7/2008 2:04 AM
Last Modified: 9/7/2008 3:29 AM

Banged up: After getting through the season opener against Washington State with no significant injuries, Oklahoma State was not as fortunate in Saturday night's home opener against Houston.

Lucien Antoine limped off the field after the opening kickoff with a left knee injury. OSU coach Mike Gundy said after the game that Antoine sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament and will be lost for the season.

The loss of Antoine hurt particularly on defense. The junior-college transfer starts in OSU's five defensive back alignment. Senior T.J. Bell replaced Antoine in that defensive set for the Cowboys.

Antoine was not the only Cowboy player to leave the game with an injury.

Sophomore wide receiver Artrell Woods suffered an undisclosed injury to his left leg in the first quarter. Woods was run into by running back Kendall Hunter as the OSU back was finishing a 23-yard run.

Senior defensive tackle Jeray Chatham hurt his right leg late in the first quarter and walked off the field under his own power. But Chatham did not return to action the rest of the game.

Back in the saddle: Sophomore wide receiver Damian Davis started Saturday's game. Davis was suspended for the Washington State game because of a violation of team rules.

Welcome back: Houston reserve strong safety Stephen James was back where his college career started. James played his first two collegiate seasons at OSU in 2004 and 2005. James started the first six games at strong safety

of OSU's 2005 season before he was sidelined the remainder with a foot injury.

James transferred to Houston after the 2005 season. After sitting out 2006 because of the transfer, James missed all of 2007 with a knee injury.

Personal records set: Kendall Hunter's 58-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was the longest of his career. Dez Bryant's 74-yard touchdown reception from Zac Robinson in the third quarter was his career long. Robinson's throw to Bryant was 1 yard shy of matching the longest completion of his OSU career.

Change of captains: OSU has changed its method for selecting captains this season. In Mike Gundy's first three seasons, the team chose one captain from each of the offensive, defensive and special teams units at the start of the season. This year, the Cowboys will have different captains for each game. They will select permanent captains before the final regular season game against Oklahoma.

Captains for Saturday's game were Chatham, Hunter, Matt Fodge and Taylor Sokolosky. By MATT DOYLE, World sports writer

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