The Oklahoman

Freshman offensive lineman added to redshirt watch

- Joe Mussatto jmussatto@ oklahoman.com

Freshman offensive lineman Brey Walker, from Westmoore High School, made his Sooner debut Saturday against Kansas State.

He's been added to the redshirt tracker while another pair of freshmen — safety Delarrin Turner-Yell and defensive end Jalen Redmond — played in their second games of the season.

College football’s new redshirt rule allows players to participat­e in up to four games and still redshirt and maintain an extra year of eligibilit­y. We’ll monitor how the Sooners are using the rule each week in our redshirt tracker.

Players who are out for the season with injuries are not listed. Upperclass­men who have surpassed five games played are not listed. The games played informatio­n comes from OU’s official participat­ion logs.

Played in more than four games, not eligible to redshirt (freshmen only)

Offense

T.J. Pledger, running back, freshman

Brayden Willis, tight end, freshman

Defense

Ronnie Perkins, defensive end, freshman

Brendan Radley-Hiles, nickelback, freshman

DaShaun White, linebacker, freshman

Played in four games, cannot redshirt if appears in one more

Offense

Jaylon Robinson, wide receiver, freshman

Defense

Tyreece Lott, defensive end, sophomore

Played in three games, can appear in one more and redshirt

Defense

Miguel Edwards, defensive back, freshman

Patrick Fields, safety, freshman

Played in two games, can appear in up to two more and redshirt

Offense

Mykel Jones, wide receiver, junior

Tanner Mordecai, quarterbac­k, freshman

Drake Stoops, wide receiver, freshman

Defense

Nik Bonitto, linebacker, freshman

Jordan Kelley, defensive tackle, freshman

Jalen Redmond, defensive end, freshman

Delarrin Turner-Yell, safety, freshman

Played in one game, can appear in up to three more and redshirt

Offense

Coby Tillman, fullback, freshman

Brey Walker, offensive lineman, freshman

Defense/special teams Gabe Brkic, kicker, freshman

Played in no games, can appear in up to four more and redshirt (scholarshi­p players only)

Offense

Jaquayln Crawford, wide receiver, freshman

Tramonda Moore, offensive lineman, junior

Darrell Simpson, offensive lineman, freshman

David Swaby, offensive lineman, sophomore

Defense

Brian Asamoah, linebacker, freshman

Ron Tatum, defensive lineman, freshman

Rise in ranks

Oklahoma is back to where it was in the preseason: ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll.

The latest poll, released Sunday afternoon, comes after OU's dominant 51-14 win at home Saturday against Kansas State. The Sooners moved up a spot from No. 8 last weekend.

Oklahoma has been ranked as high as No. 5 and as low as No. 11 this season.

Two other Big 12 teams are ranked: No. 12 West Virginia and No. 15 Texas.

The first College Football Playoff rankings will be unveiled at 6 p.m. Tuesday on ESPN.

Kickoff time announced

Oklahoma and Texas Tech will kick off at 7 p.m. Saturday in Lubbock, Texas in the prime time slot on ABC.

When the Sooners and Red Raiders last met at Jones AT&T Stadium in 2016, OU beat Texas Tech 66-59 in a crazed scoring fest in which both teams recorded 854 yards of offense. That game also kicked off at 7 p.m.

Saturday will be Oklahoma's first road night game of the season.

Texas Tech (5-3, 3-2 Big 12) is coming off a 40-31 loss at Iowa State on Saturday.

Extra point

Oklahoma tallied 702 yards of offense against Kansas State — its highest output of the season.

Saturday marked the 11th time in history that OU has surpassed the 700-yard mark. Five of those games have been since 2015 when Lincoln Riley started calling plays.

OU also leads the nation for most 50-plus point games since 2015: 19.

 ?? [PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN] ?? Oklahoma running back T.J. Pledger picks up yards during Saturday’s game against Kansas State on Owen Field. OU won the game, 51-14.
[PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN] Oklahoma running back T.J. Pledger picks up yards during Saturday’s game against Kansas State on Owen Field. OU won the game, 51-14.
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