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OU's Reynolds won't play vs. OSU

OU's Ryan Reynolds attempts to bring down TU's G.J. Kinne earlier this season. Reynolds would be the Sooners’ seventh starter to suffer a regular season-ending injury this year. Tulsa World file

By GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer
Published: 11/22/2009 5:13 PM
Last Modified: 11/22/2009 8:46 PM

NORMAN — Oklahoma middle linebacker Ryan Reynolds will miss this weekend’s Bedlam matchup against Oklahoma State with a hamstring injury suffered in Saturday’s 41-13 loss at Texas Tech.

Reynolds’ absence deprives the Sooners of their second-leading tackler, and their seventh starter. Also injured: quarterback Sam Bradford, tight end Jermaine Gresham, defensive end Auston English and offensive linemen Brody Eldridge, Jarvis Jones and Ben Habern. Reynolds is the third captain to go down, joining Bradford and Eldridge.

He left Saturday’s game early in the third quarter and did not rerturn. As trainers worked on his hamstring, Austin Box finished up at midde linebacker. He made three tackles in a performance that defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Brent Venables called “solid” Sunday.

Box, who also replaced weakside linebacker Travis Lewis briefly after Lewis struggled during Texas Tech’s second series, will likely start in Reynolds’ place Saturday. He started four games for the injured Reynolds last year. His fourth was OU’s 61-41 victory at OSU, a game he didn’t finish because of a knee injury.

Habern, the Sooners’ center, broke his leg in the second quarter of the Tech loss. He was replaced by walk-on Brian Lepak. Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said Sunday that Lepak, the former Claremore Zebra who began his college career at Colorado State, would likely start against OSU.

Habern underwent surgery following Saturday’s game, Stoops said during his weekly television show, and will be sidelined for up to four months.

By GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer

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