The Oklahoma State Cowboys will be without linebacker Tate Romney again when they face the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday night at Boone Pickens Stadium.
Romney is among five Cowboys ruled out in the Big 12’s Friday availability report for the 8:30 p.m. kickoff. He also missed Oklahoma State’s win over Kansas State after getting hurt against Iowa State two weeks ago.
The report also lists offensive lineman Desmond Magiya, wide receiver Dayvon Standard, tight end Carson Kolb and defensive tackle Landon Dean as out for the Cowboys. Magiya is a useful reserve who can line up at several spots, while Kolb and the others will also be unavailable for the matchup.
There is some good news for Oklahoma State on the defensive side. Jaleel Johnson, who sat out last week, has not appeared on the report this week and should be in line to play.
Tight end Oscar Hammond is listed as probable. The final availability report comes 90 minutes before kickoff.
Isaiah Chisom is expected to start in Romney’s place for a second straight week. He posted 11 tackles, including nine solo stops, against Kansas State. That setup should keep Taurean Davis in the same backup role he handled last week.
On the offensive line, Magiya is the designated backup to left guard Johnny Dickson III. The starting line itself is not listed on the report, and left tackle Braydon Nelson could also be an option behind Dickson. He has played there before, and Morris said earlier this season that Nelson could help at that spot.
Texas Tech’s report brings a more encouraging picture. Three Red Raiders are listed as probable: linebacker Austin Romaine, running back Cameron Dickey and wide receiver Malcolm Simmons. Dickey had been playing a major role before his injury, while Romaine has been one of Texas Tech’s top defenders all season and finished with 15 tackles last week against West Virginia.
The Big 12 released the availability report as the league dealt with the fallout from a Federal Aviation Administration ground stop that affected travel for several teams on Friday. Texas Tech was already in Stillwater before the ground stop, and the conference was working with TV partners on possible schedule adjustments, though it was not clear whether the OSU-Texas Tech game time would change.
Romney was among the players affected by the travel disruption. According to the Tulsa World’s Mike Simons, he was flying to Arizona with his wife and child so they could be dropped off before next week’s game against Arizona State. Romney is an Arizona native and previously played at Arizona State.
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