Oklahoma Sooners Football Blog: (10/22) Braxton Injury, Peterson the Coach, Smith Playing Time, and Sooners Articles

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Peterson coaches along Patrick: The man they call "All Day" became All Coach. "He kept coming up to me and telling me certain things I needed to do, things he saw that I couldn't see," starting tailback Allen Patrick said. "Like, I was trying to cut the ball inside and he said, 'Go outside, it's there, it's there.' So we started working towards that, going outside, and things started happening. He's a good guy and I appreciate the things he do for me." Patrick had 35 carries for 110 yards in Peterson's place. (NewsOK.com)

Right Tackle Braxton Injury: Right tackle Branndon Braxton broke a bone in his leg with about six minutes remaining in the third quarter and had to be carted off the field. Coach Bob Stoops said Braxton was probably out for the rest of the season. Braxton was replaced by freshman Trent Williams, who has gotten a fair amount of playing time recently as a reserve. Braxton's injury is the second major one along the offensive line this season. Center Jon Cooper missed the Middle Tennessee game with an injured ankle. (Dallas Morning News)

Brown sees some playing time: True freshman running back Chris Brown was brought out of redshirt Saturday night to help fill the void of Peterson. Kevin Wilson said Brown earned the playing time with a strong week of practice. "Some of the coaches will tell you (true freshman) Mossis Madu is playing as well as any freshman, but Chris Brown had the best week of practice," Wilson said. "We just had a little more confidence with him." Brown's first appearance came midway through the fourth quarter, though he didn't get a carry until the final two minutes. (NewsOK.com)

Smith sees little playing time: Sophomore Reggie Smith saw his workload lightened because of a bruised knee suffered against Iowa State. Nic Harris started at safety and Smith came in as a deep safety in passing situations. That got Smith onto the field, but he was purposely kept far from the action. (Dallas Morning News)

Lofton gets first start: Sophomore Curtis Lofton earned his first start at strongside linebacker. Defensive coordinator Brent Venables has been saying for weeks he wants to give Lofton more time. When strongside starter Demarrio Pleasant injured his finger recently, Lofton finally got his chance. (Tulsa World)

Sooners Power Past Colorado: SoonerSports.com

Gautt is Good: The Oklahoma Daily

Sooners Ease Past Colorado: Oklahoma FanHouse

OU defense comes up big against Colorado: Norman Transcript

Offense good enough, this time: Norman Transcript

Even without Peterson, Sooners stay on the ground: Norman Transcript

Defense continues string of solid play: Norman Transcript

Smith sees limited action thanks to bruised knee: The Oklahoman

How the replacements fared: The Oklahoman

Game Balls -- Top performances: The Oklahoman

Sooners' defense steps into spotlight: The Oklahoman

Sooners increase rush output with no A.D.: The Oklahoman

Patrick produces in starting role: Tulsa World

OU's future -- Who knows?: Tulsa World

Sooner defense stuffs Buffs: Tulsa World

Sooners smother Buffaloes: Tulsa World

Steady understudy does job for Sooners: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

There's no 'O' in Buffs: Boulder Daily Camera

Jacksons shoulders blame for Colorado's woes: Boulder Daily Camera

First offense, then defense fails Buffs: Rocky Mountain News

Sooners still too strong for Buffs: Denver Post