Oklahoma’s offensive line could be short on bodies again Saturday when the Sooners meet No. 15 Kentucky in Norman.
The biggest shift on Thursday’s SEC availability report was the move of Eddy Pierre-Louis from questionable to doubtful. Parker Livingstone got the same treatment. Pierre-Louis, a third-year offensive guard, first popped up on last week’s initial report as questionable, slid to doubtful later in the week and then ended up missing the Red River Rivalry.
Livingstone did suit up against his former team and played 29 snaps on Saturday, but he did not record a catch. The report did not specify when or how he was injured.
There is still uncertainty around several other key OU players. Michael Fasusi and Eli Bowen remain questionable, just as they were on Wednesday.
Fasusi, a former 5-star recruit, has not played since the Sooners’ opener against UTEP, when he logged only 17 snaps before aggravating his shoulder. The 6-foot-5, 319-pound tackle started 10 of 11 games as a true freshman in 2025.
Bowen was active for last week’s game against Texas, but Trystan Haynes got the start in his place. Through 2026, the junior defensive back has 12 tackles and two pass breakups.
Two more offensive linemen, Heath Ozaeta and Fred Hinton, are also listed as questionable. Ozaeta picked up an undisclosed injury during warmups at the Cotton Bowl, but he played through it and still got 59 offensive snaps against Texas. Hinton, an Eastern Kentucky transfer, has not been on the field since the UTEP game and was ruled out before last week’s matchup with the Longhorns.
There is slightly better news on the injury front for running back Tory Blaylock and tight end Jack Van Dorselaer, both of whom stayed probable on Thursday. Blaylock made an early impact against Texas before exiting that game.
As a true freshman in 2025, he led Oklahoma with 480 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. Van Dorselaer, who transferred from Tennessee before the season, also sat out the Texas game and has not caught a pass since arriving in Norman, though he has been used frequently as a blocker.
Oklahoma already has five players ruled out for the Kentucky game: running back Xavier Robinson, wide receiver Trell Harris, tight end Trynae Washington, linebacker Taylor Heim and defensive back Jacobe Johnson.
Kentucky’s report brought one notable change, with defensive end Tyler Thomas going from doubtful to out. Running back CJ Baxter, a Texas transfer who ranks fifth in the SEC with 484 rushing yards, remains questionable.
Former Oklahoma wide receiver Nic Anderson is probable to play for Kentucky against his old team. In his first season with the Wildcats, Anderson has 12 catches for 149 yards and a touchdown.
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