Oklahoma WR Gibson (knee) out for the season

Eli Lederman, ESPN Personnel WriterAug 13, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Close 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 Jayden Gibson is expected to miss the 2024 season after suffering a significant knee injury during a fall camp practice recently, Sooners coach Brent Venables verified Tuesday afternoon.Gibson, a junior from Winter Garden, Florida, was viewed as a possible breakout star for Oklahoma in 2024 after he caught 14 passes for 375 backyards and five touchdowns as a sophomore last fall. The 6-foot-5 pass catcher injured his knee in practice last Tuesday, and a subsequent MRI revealed damage that will keep Gibson on the sidelines for Oklahoma’s debut SEC project this fall.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated”You hate that for anybody, the season concerns an end prematurely,”Venables told press reporters Tuesday.” However that’s a group that we feel actually excellent about who’s

because group.”Gibson signed up with the Sooners in the 2022 class as the No. 274 possibility in the ESPN 300 and No. 36 wide receiver in the country. He flashed guarantee for the 2024 season in the late phases

of his sophomore year last fall, tallying 6 catches for 196 lawns and 3 touchdowns over Oklahoma’s last 3 regular-season games.Gibson’s injury comes at a position of depth for the Sooners in an unit anticipated to be led by Purdue transfer Deion Burks. The 5-foot-9 junior caught 47 passes for 629 lawns with 7 goals for the Boilermakers last fall and headings

a gifted group of Oklahoma pass catchers that returns Jalil Farooq (45 catches, 692 yards ), Nic Anderson(38 catches, 798 lawns, 10 touchdowns), Andrel Anthony(27 catches, 429 yards before a season-ending knee injury )and Brenen Thompson (seven catches, 421 backyards)in 2024. Oklahoma opens Venables ‘third season at home versus Temple on Aug. 30 as the 16th-ranked team in the Associated Press Preseason Poll.