OU wins opener, loses WR Farooq to damaged foot

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2024, 11:59 PM ET

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Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He signed up with ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.Oklahoma wide receiver Jalil Farooq is expected to miss six to 8 weeks after he suffered a damaged foot in Friday night’s season-opening 51-3 win over Temple, coach Brent Venables said.The injury will need surgery.Farooq, a senior, captured a 47-yard

pass from quarterback Jackson Arnold

in the very first quarter. He left the game later on in the quarter and later on hopped to the locker room with the help of medical personnel. Based on the timeline Venables presented, Oklahoma will be without Farooq up until a minimum of November.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Farooq’s injury is the second blow to the Sooners’wide receiver depth in current weeks.

Junior Jayden Gibson is anticipated to miss out on the whole season after suffering a substantial knee injury in fall camp previously this month. Nic Anderson, the redshirt sophomore who captured 10 touchdowns last fall, missed out on Oklahoma’s opener due to injury and is thought about daily. As a junior, Farooq set career bests with 45 catches and 694 receiving lawns. Among the Sooners’most trustworthy downfield choices in the Venables period, the 6-foot-1 pass-catcher totaled 82 catches for 1,160 backyards and 7 touchdowns throughout the last 2 seasons.Including Farooq, 6 Oklahoma wide receivers registered a minimum of one reception against Temple. Purdue transfer Deion Burks led the way, hauling in 6 passes for 36 yards with three touchdowns in his Sooners debut. Junior Brenen Thompson followed with 4 receptions, and Andrel Anthony– who suffered a season-ending knee injury last fall– logged one catch in his return.No. 16 Oklahoma turned 6 Temple turnovers into 33 points and rode a positive efficiency from Arnold( 17 for 25, 141 lawns, 4 goals)in his first profession regular-season start.The Sooners host Houston in Week 2.