Jay Crawford, Marvin Jones Jr. injury update: Auburn vs. Oklahoma Thursday availability report revealed

Norman hosts the SEC’s top game of the week, as the Oklahoma Sooners welcome the Auburn Tigers to town. An important game for both teams, the need to start out conference play with a win is there. Brent Venables and Hugh Freeze are two coaches looking to push their programs in positive directions.

Before getting to the 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff on Saturday, there is a lengthy list of injuries the two teams are dealing with. The second injury report of the week was released on Thursday evening.

A couple of names, one on each side, stand out more than the other — appearing for a second consecutive day. Updates on Auburn cornerback Jay Crawford and Oklahoma EDGE Marvin Jones Jr. Important for their own individual reasons, they will be tracked all the way until the final report is released right before the game gets underway.

Auburn

• CB Champ Anthony – Probable
• WR Eric Singleton – Probable
• CB Rayshawn Pleasant – Probable
• OL Izavion Miller – Probable
• DE Amaris Williams – Questionable
• CB Jay Crawford – Doubtful
• RB Durell Robinson – Out

Oklahoma

• WR Zion Kearney – Probable
• OL Febechi Nwaiwu – Probable
• OL Michael Fasusi – Probable
• OL Jake Maikkula – Probable
• OL Isaiah Autry-Dent – Questionable
• EDGE Marvin Jones Jr. – Questionable
• WR Keontez Lewis – Probable
• EDGE Danny Okoye – Probable
• WR Javonnie Gibson – Doubtful
• DB Eli Bowen – Doubtful
• DB Jeremiah Newcombe – Out
• OL Troy Everett – Out
• OL Jacob Sexton – Out
• OL Jake Taylor – Out

ESPN’s Pete Thamel added more information regarding Crawford as the injury report as released. He plans to travel with the team to Norman, making a final decision on his status right before kickoff.

“Source: Auburn starting CB Jay Crawford plans to travel with the team and will be a game-time decision at Oklahoma,” Thamel said via X. “He injured his knee on Auburn’s win over South Alabama and was listed as doubtful on the initial SEC injury report.”

More on Saturday’s big-time SEC showdown between the Auburn Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners

Two teams with a 3-0 record will step onto the field Saturday afternoon. Early nonconference games were viewed as massive tests for them early on. Auburn took care of business against the Baylor Bears, going into Waco and walking out, victory in hand. One week later, Oklahoma saw the Michigan Wolverines roll into Norman and not find much success, mainly on the offensive side.

The lights are now officially on, though. SEC play outweighs what either team can do against those previous opponents. Building a resume toward the College Football Playoff has to be on the respective minds of Freeze and Venables. Getting plenty of ranked matchups certainly helps.

Hopefully, injuries do not wind up playing a factor into the result. Plenty of eyes will be on this one, hoping to produce another SEC classic in the early portion of the conference schedule.