SECHusker Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Eldridge, English, Jones out for OU Comment Email Print Share ESPN.com news services NORMAN, Okla. -- The Oklahoma Sooners have lost three more players for the season. Coach Bob Stoops said Tuesday that starting offensive lineman Jarvis Jones will miss the rest of the year with a fractured heel suffered during a 10-3 loss at Nebraska on Saturday. Jones is the fifth starter the Sooners (5-4, 3-2 Big 12) have lost for the season. Big 12 blog Griffin ESPN.com's Tim Griffin writes about all things Big 12 in his conference blog. • Blog network: College Football Nation On Monday, Stoops announced that defensive end Auston English and team captain Brody Eldridge also suffered season-ending injuries in the Nebraska loss. English was scheduled to have surgery on an injured ankle tendon Tuesday, and Eldridge is out the rest of the year with a neck injury. Stoops initially had described Eldridge's injury as a shoulder sprain. "It's just odd, too, the injuries," Stoops said. "[Trainer] Scott Anderson's never seen a fractured heel. The tendon that Auston English is having operating on later today, he's never seen that tendon -- that ever happen in all his years of training. Brody's situation, it's actually with his neck, he's never had before." Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford and star tight end Jermaine Gresham had season-ending surgeries earlier this year. The injuries have played a role in perhaps the most disappointing of Stoops' 11 seasons in Norman. Oklahoma (5-4, 3-2) started out with hopes of returning to the BCS championship game for a second straight year, but instead has fallen from No. 3 all the way out of the poll for the first time since 2005, heading into Saturday's game against Texas A&M (5-4, 2-3). "At certain points, sure, all that's happened through the year, it aggravates you. It motivates you do to better," Stoops said. "You're constantly searching for ways to overcome it, so that's what we're trying to do -- to get better in certain areas, to not hurt ourself with some foolish penalties, to execute better in critical situations, to make a field goal when you've got to make it." Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said Tavaris Jeffries is back with the team after dealing with a family issue last week, and freshman Tyler Evans and sophomore Brian Lepak will help fill the holes at guard. Stephen Good, a guard, will work more at tackle to prepare to back up Cory Brandon, and tight end Eric Mensik will be an emergency option. "We'll still hopefully have enough. We're at a point, though, we need to knock on wood and kind of stay where we're at," Wilson said. "We don't need to lose anyone else as far as being able to manage and get through the season." http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4641503 Quote Link to comment
EbylHusker Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Well, when you get 22 angry men in tights groping each other for a full hour, strange things are bound to happen. Quote Link to comment
WCHusker Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I have no idea how you break a heel(or if it had anything to do with NU), but this OU team is absolutely cursed by the injury bug this year. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 That is a shame. Quote Link to comment
Captain K Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Well, when you get 22 angry men in tights groping each other for a full hour, strange things are bound to happen. Tights? It's the required football uniform! Quote Link to comment
ICT HSKR 10 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I have no idea how you break a heel(or if it had anything to do with NU), but this OU team is absolutely cursed by the injury bug this year. Considering he was on his heels the entire night getting pushed around by our front 4, I could see how he could break a heel! Sucks though for OU, I was hoping they'd win out to make our win look better. Quote Link to comment
blkshrtz Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 just like jason peter said a couple weeks ago the old nebraska teams use to hurt teams and after saturdays preformance i hope its signs to come Quote Link to comment
HSKRNOKC Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We are hitting people right in the mouth. Landry Jones looked like he wanted his mama most of the game. Gabbert probably still has nightmares. Quote Link to comment
kansas husker Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Real shame I actually feel bad for ou with all the injuries they've had this season. I don't know if this means we vare playing more physical (although I sure hope it does) Quote Link to comment
Bo-Nose Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I don't mean to sound like a HEEL but they better start TENDON to that busted ankle. Those injuries could be a real pain in the NECK when it comes time to SHOLDER the team. Quote Link to comment
kansas husker Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I don't mean to sound like a HEEL but they better start TENDON to that busted ankle. Those injuries could be a real pain in the NECK when it comes time to SHOLDER the team. Kind of a low blow but I have to admit I laughed Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 That is a shame. I agree. I hate to hear this. On another note, I cannot believe Stoops has been there 11 years. My how time flies. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Agree with everyone that Oklahoma seems cursed by injuries this year. They've had a really tough string of them. Quote Link to comment
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