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10:59 am

Also no surprise here, but Jalil Farooq (referred to as out this week) is in street clothes but is definitely OUT of his walking boots. His eventual return would be huge for this offense.

– JH

10:56 am

Troy Everett snaps with Michael Hawkins during pre-match warmups. That could be a real sign that he’s starting in the middle.

Or it could be a sign that Hawkins has been demoted (probably not).

Plus, Deion Burks goes through all the warm-ups and isn’t particularly bothered by anything. Still a decision on game time – and game time is now about 45 minutes away.

– JH

10:45 am

Keeping an eye on the kicker situation during pregame activities, we are now about an hour into kickoff.

Tyler Keltner has joined the rest of the placekicking unit after Zach Schmit got all the early work with snapper Ben Anderson and holder Josh Plaster.

Both boys are kicking now.

– JH

10:45 am

A few bits of early news filtered out of Norman today.

First, wide receiver Deion Burks was listed as a game-time decision on the final SEC availability report ahead of this game with South Carolina. Second, it appears there will be a change at kicker for the Sooners.

The big one is getting ready to fire today at 11:45 am

– R.C