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10:59 am

Again, it’s no surprise that Jalil Farooq (who was called out this week) is wearing street clothes, but is definitely no longer wearing hiking boots. His eventual return would be huge for this offense.

—JH

10:56 a.m

Troy Everett snaps photos with Michael Hawkins during pregame warmups. This could be a real sign that he will start at center.

Or it could be a sign that Hawkins was demoted (probably not).

Additionally, Deion Burks goes through all of the warm-ups and doesn’t seem to be particularly bothered by anything. It’s still a game time decision – and there are still about 45 minutes until game time.

—JH

10:45 am

We are monitoring the kicker situation in the pre-game activities and know that we now have about an hour until kick-off.

Tyler Keltner has joined the rest of the placekicking unit after Zach Schmit got all the early work with snapper Ben Anderson and holder Josh Plaster.

Both boys are kicking now.

—JH

10:45 am

Some early news leaked out in Norman today.

First, wide receiver Deion Burks was listed as a game-time decision on the final SEC availability report prior to this game against South Carolina. Second, it looks like there will be a change at kicker for the Sooners.

The big one is preparing to launch today at 11:45 a.m

— R.C