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Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel Will Continue to be Evaluated Ahead of Kansas Contest
DALLAS — As Oklahoma turns its consideration to Kansas, all eyes might be on Dillon Gabriel.
The Sooner offense was hapless with out the beginning quarterback, who missed Texas’ 49-0 rout of OU attributable to a concussion on Saturday.
Gabriel went via warmups forward of the sport as traditional, solely turning into avenue garments because the Sooners emerged from the locker room for the ultimate time earlier than enjoying.
Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel placed on his pads and underwent pregame warmups as traditional regardless of not enjoying in opposition to the Texas Longhorns
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In his place, Davis Beville struggled. The Pittsburgh switch accomplished 6-of-12 passes for 38 yards and an interception, and offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby was extra snug instantly snapping the ball to OU’s talent place gamers for a majority of the sport.
Driving its first three-game skid since 1998, Oklahoma (3-3) will return house subsequent Saturday to host the No. 19-ranked Kansas Jayhawks (5-1) earlier than mercifully getting a bye week.
Gabriel clearly didn’t clear concussion protocol in time to face the Longhorns, however OU coach Brent Venables mentioned the workforce wouldn’t do something to hurry him again earlier than he’s prepared.
“That is our workforce docs (determination),” Venables mentioned after the sport. “They consider him all through the course of the week they usually get to some factors the place they make choices — good or unhealthy or let’s proceed to guage him. Someplace within the midweek we realized that he in all probability would not be the man. Actually, the well being and security of our gamers is initially.
“I’m a dad. I had a son get a concussion this week in a moped accident. He did not journey to Boston Faculty. Nothing extra necessary than being conscious of our participant’s well being. However he truly felt nice. Regardless of the protocols. I do not get into all of the weeds of it. I do not get pissed off by it. It’s what it’s.”
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Although Gabriel didn’t find yourself taking the sphere after taking part in warmups, Lebby did say it was an indication that the beginning quarterback had taken steps ahead.
“Dillon felt good. He actually did,” Lebby mentioned after the sport. “However on the finish of the day, it wasn’t in his finest pursuits for him to do that at present. In fact he was crushed, however, able to get again to work.”
Now, the Sooners will as soon as once more play the ready sport.
Venables will proceed to defer to the OU medical workers, as they’ll proceed to guage Gabriel this week till he clears the protocols.
“For all the plain causes, you gotta be extremely cautious and cautious,” Venables mentioned. “However he, beginning on Sunday/Monday, began to really feel significantly better. I do not assume he had any setbacks, to my data all through the week.
“So we’ll see and we’ll proceed to guage him on his availability. They’re going to let me know.”
Oklahoma will welcome the Jayhawks to Norman subsequent Saturday at 11 a.m.
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