Lincoln Riley: Trejan Bridges 'still in that process right now'

Oklahoma's coach is hoping his 5-star wide receiver will be available soon

John E. Hoover|

Lincoln Riley: Trejan Bridges 'still in that process right now'

Two of “the three” are finally back. But Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said Tuesday that the third member of the Sooners’ suspended trio is still in limbo.

“Trejan (Bridges), his process is not quite as clear cut or as easy as maybe it could or should be.” Riley said during his weekly press conference. “He’s still in that process right now. So we'll see how that unfolds.”

As of this week’s home game with Kansas, the former 5-star wide receiver has not officially been reinstated, and Riley said he was unsure when or if it would happen.

Bridges was among three players suspended for last year’s Peach Bowl. All three missed that game as well as the first five games of this season, fulfilling the NCAA-mandated six-game suspension.

But Saturday night in Lubbock, running back Rhamondre Stevenson and defensive end Ronnie Perkins got to play, while Bridges did not make the trip.

Stevenson contributed three touchdown runs, and Perkins delivered two tackles for loss.

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Published Nov 3, 2020

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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