Pete Thamel spent Saturday morning on ESPN’s “College GameDay” laying out a busy batch of updates for Texas, Oklahoma and LSU ahead of a packed Week 2 slate.
In Austin, where the crew is set for the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes against the No.
4 Texas Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC, Thamel said the Longhorns have gotten a boost up front.
Left tackle Trevor Goosby is back after the camp knee scare, and he was on the field for Texas’ 59-7 win over Texas State last week, playing 52 snaps.
Cole Hutson’s situation remains unresolved. Thamel said the offensive lineman is eligible and practicing after winning a temporary restraining order, but he will sit while the school keeps tabs on his court case.
Hutson, who logged 48 appearances and 23 starts over four seasons in Austin, won that temporary restraining order in Travis County in July to rejoin the roster. Head coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday that Hutson is ineligible and is working through an appeal with the NCAA, and he did not play against Texas State.
Oklahoma is dealing with a different kind of shuffle for its trip to Michigan. Left tackle Michael Fasusi will not play after hurting his shoulder in camp and then aggravating it against UTEP.
He is considered week-to-week. Ryan Fodje, who missed the opener with an injury of his own, will move over to start at left tackle.
Center Jake Maikkula is back after missing the UTEP game with a knee injury, and that sends true freshman Noah Best back to right guard. No.
11 Oklahoma plays at Michigan at noon ET on FOX after opening with a 51-0 win in Norman.
Thamel also addressed LSU’s ongoing legal and conference situation. SEC presidents and chancellors met by videoconference Thursday and did not take a vote on LSU’s membership.
The league said in a statement that the sides would “work toward an appropriate resolution.” The conference had previously threatened an expulsion vote in a federal filing, then stepped back after LSU finalized its football roster without two players who had signed with NFL teams.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has continued to criticize the league, saying “the SEC tries to villainize LSU.” Thamel said the SEC is still watching the matter, but it is not clear the conference can move forward because of the state court order in Louisiana.
LSU, ranked eighth after its 51-10 win over Clemson in Lane Kiffin’s debut, hosts Louisiana Tech at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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