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OU at Tennessee availability report (Friday): Status check on Kobie McKinzie, Gentry Williams

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OU CB Gentry Williams. (Kevin Jairaj - Imagn Images)

A 24-hour change for OU when it comes to linebacker Kobie McKinzie. The redshirt junior is now listed as questionable, per the SEC availability report Friday evening.

McKinzie was listed on Thursday’s availability report as probable but has since been downgraded to the questionable rating. McKinzie injured his groin in the first quarter of the Ole Miss game and never returned. Coach Brent Venables said on his coach’s show on Monday that McKinzie was hoping to play this week against the Vols.

“Kobie’s a leader,” Venables said after the Ole Miss game. “He’s the guy that does a really good job from getting all the guys into the right checks. You don’t have 9,000 checks every play, but there’s some small things, detail-wise, that are really important. I would call him elite through the first 7 games of the season, getting us into the right calls. So anytime you got a guy like that that’s out, from leadership and playmaking, it can be potentially an issue. But I thought the guys came in and fought, competed, that replaced him.”

Not having McKinzie would be a big loss for the OU defense, as he’s the voice in the middle for the Sooners. He’s totaled 24 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and one sack this season. If he can’t play, expect junior Sammy Omosigho to start in his place.

Other notables…

In other positive news, cornerback Gentry Williams who was also listed as probable on Thursday’s report, is now not even in Friday’s report. He will be available to play.

Friday also saw running backs Taylor Tatum and Jovantae Barnes downgraded to out. And linebacker Kendel Dolby will once again miss a game, after having not been listed on the report to begin the week.

Offensive tackle Logan Howland has been bumped to probable as well.

The Sooners and Vols get going 6:30 p.m. ABC. It is the first trip to Knoxville for OU in 10 years.

OU availability report

  • LB Kobie McKinzie: Questionable
  • DB Gentry Williams: (No longer listed)
  • RB Jovantae Barnes: Out
  • RB Taylor Tatum: Out
  • LB Kendel Dolby: Out
  • OL Logan Howland: Probable
  • OL Derek Simmons: Doubtful
  • WR Keontez Lewis: Out
  • OL Troy Everett: Out
  • OL Jacob Sexton: Out
  • OL Jake Taylor: Out

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