Dominque Alexander injury

[azheat4u]

Does anyone know if his injury will keep out of the KSU game? He had a cast on his right forearm after the game.

[PalmBeachSooner]

I haven't heard anything, but where has he been this season? Jordan Evans has twice as many tackles. Is it the 3-4 defense? I'm concerned his name isn't at the top of the leading tacklers.

[FaninAma]

Stoops said on his show tonight he would play with the cast.

[olevetonahill]

Stoops said on his show tonight he would play with the cast.

Thats so Teddy Lehman of him LOL

[TheHumanAlphabet]

Is he the person with the thumb injury?

[cherokeebrewer]

Is he the person with the thumb injury?

Yes

[Boomer.....]

He went back in the game with the cast on. They haven't X-rayed it, but he should be fine.

[dwarthog]

He went back in the game with the cast on. They haven't X-rayed it, but he should be fine.

Is that according to Bob? IF so, he's out for the rest of the season...

[BoulderSooner79]

He went back in the game with the cast on. They haven't X-rayed it, but he should be fine.

Did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express or something?

[birddog]

Not to be captain obvious...Its easy to forget frank shannon is suspended because every one has moved on to the players available, yet i cant help but think his leadership and tackling ability would have made a massive difference for this defense. Has gastellum played lb in the last 2 wks?

[dwarthog]

Not to be captain obvious...Its easy to forget frank shannon is suspended because every one has moved on to the players available, yet i cant help but think his leadership and tackling ability would have made a massive difference for this defense. Has gastellum played lb in the last 2 wks?

Yep. Losing Frank wasn't a good thing.

[OUinFLA]

Stoops said on his show tonight he would play with the cast.

/StoopsTranslation] "The funeral will be Thursday or Friday, send flowers, please" /StoopsTranslation]

[dwarthog]

/StoopsTranslation] "The funeral will be Thursday or Friday, send flowers, please" /StoopsTranslation]

Damn that Ebola and the plane it flew in on!

[SoonerorLater]

No need to worry. Frank Shannon will be able to step up and fill in the slack...... oh wait, never mind

[8timechamps]

I haven't heard anything, but where has he been this season? Jordan Evans has twice as many tackles. Is it the 3-4 defense? I'm concerned his name isn't at the top of the leading tacklers.

Not sure what statistics you're looking at, but Alexander is tied with Evans leading the team in tackles. This is updated and includes Saturday's Texas game:



Player
Tackles (solo & assisted)


Alexander, Dominique
49


Evans, Jordan
49


Thomas, Ahmad
30


Striker, Eric
29


Hayes, Quentin
29


Grissom, Geneo
28


Sanchez, Zack
25


Wilson, julian
23


Ndulue, Chuka
23


Tapper, Charles
18


Phillips, Jordan
16




The tackle chart looks exactly how it should for a 3-4 defense (LBs leading, followed by FS and the D-line at the bottom). I'd be concerned if our safeties were at the top, but it's not really close.

[Boomer.....]

ALEXANDER RETURNS WITH THUMB BRACE

Just before Zack Sanchez’s second-quarter interception return for a touchdown, Sooners linebacker Dominique Alexander — Oklahoma’s leading tackler on the season and in Saturday’s game to that point — left with an injury.

Alexander had to head into the locker room when his thumb got trapped while making a tackle with teammate Charles Tapper on Texas’ Johnathan Gray.

After a drive with Aaron Franklin on the field as his replacement, Alexander returned with his right hand heavily wrapped.

“I’ve still got to go out and get X-rays,” Alexander said after the game. “It was different. It was harder to use my hands, but it’s something I have to get used to.”

Alexander finished with 11 tackles.

Oklahoma’s other middle linebacker, Jordan Evans, led OU with 14.

http://newsok.com/article/5352842