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More Good News on the Injury Report for Oklahoma Ahead of Saturday's SEC Opener

In the final SEC availability report ahead of Saturday's SEC opener vs. Auburn, the Sooners got more good news — primarily with a key wide receiver and defensive player being upgraded to available.
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Oklahoma wide receiver Keontez Lewis was one of the Sooners' players upgraded in Friday's SEC availability report.
Oklahoma wide receiver Keontez Lewis was one of the Sooners' players upgraded in Friday's SEC availability report. | Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

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NORMAN — OU figures to need a strong game out of Marvin Jones Jr., especially early in Saturday's SEC opener.

Friday, the Sooners got good news as Jones was upgraded from questionable to available for the 2:30 p.m. matchup Saturday at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Jones wasn't the only one.

Wide receiver Keontez Lewis was also upgraded to available after being listed as probable in the Wednesday and Thursday reports.

Lewis was injured after taking a hard hit over the middle on a play that resulted in an interception vs. Temple. The Southern Illinois transfer is third on the team in receiving yards and receptions with 15 catches for 181 yards.

Wide receiver Zion Kearney and defensive end Danny Okoye were also upgraded to available.

Four Sooners — cornerback Jeremiah Newcombe and offensive linemen Troy Everett, Jacob Sexton and Jake Taylor — remain listed as out vs. Auburn.

Newcombe played in the first two games while Everett and Sexton started the opener vs. Illinois State before missing the last two games. Taylor has yet to appear in a game this season

OU will be without defensive end R Mason Thomas for the first half of the game. Thomas was ejected for tergeting early in the second half of last week's win over Temple.

Wide receiver Javonnie Gibson and cornerback Eli Bowen, who have each missed the first three games, remain listed as doubtful.

Four Auburn players were upgraded from "probable" to "available" — cornerback Champ Anthony, wide receiver Eric Singleton Jr., cornerback Rayshawn Pleasant and offensive lineman Izavion Miller.

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OU vs. Auburn Friday availability report

OKLAHOMA
Out: Jeremiah Newcombe (CB), Troy Everett (OL), Jacob Sexton (OL), Jake Taylor (OL)
Out (first half): R Mason Thomas (DE)
Doubtfull: Javonnie Gibson (WR), Eli Bowen (CB)
Questionable: Isaiah Dent (OL), Marvin Jones Jr. (DE)
Probable: Zion Kearney (WR), Keontez Lewis (WR), Danny Okoye (DE), Febechi Nwaiwu (OL), Michael Fasusi (OL), Jake Maikkula (OL)

AUBURN
Out: Durell Robinson (RB)
Doubtful: Jay Crawford (CB)
Questionable: Amaris Williams (DE)
Probable: Champ Anthony (CB) , Eric Singleton Jr. (WR), Rayshawn Pleasant (CB), Izavion Miller (OL)

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RYAN ABER

Ryan Aber has been covering Oklahoma football for more than a decade continuously and since 1999 overall. Ryan was the OU beat writer for The Oklahoman from 2013-2025, covering the transition from Bob Stoops to Lincoln Riley to Brent Venables. He covered OU men's basketball's run to the Final Four in 2016 and numerous national championships for the Sooners' women's gymnastics and softball programs. Prior to taking on the Sooners beat, Ryan covered high schools, the Oklahoma City RedHawks and Oklahoma City Barons for the newspaper from 2006-13. He spent two seasons covering Arkansas football for the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas before returning to his hometown of Oklahoma City. Ryan also worked at the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the Muskogee Phoenix. At the Phoenix, he covered OU's national championship run in 2000. Ryan is a graduate of Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah.

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