Oklahoma injury updates: Latest on Jovantae Barnes, Jalil Farooq, Deion Burks revealed

The Oklahoma Sooners got a mixed bag of news on Friday evening regarding three of their biggest stars on the offensive side of the ball. While they’re expecting receivers Jalil Farooq and Deion Burks back this week, according to On3’s George Stoia III, running back Jovantae Barnes will not make the trip to Columbia, Missouri for the game this weekend. His ankle never healed during the week like the OU coaching staff would have hoped.

Missouri is looking to bounce back from a poor showing against Alabama last week, while the Sooners are hoping to end their three-game losing streak against SEC opponents.

Both teams have some key players banged up entering the matchup, although it seems as though Oklahoma is expecting back top receiver Deion Burks. For Missouri, the biggest question mark is quarterback Brady Cook, who has been battling injuries in recent weeks and left the game against the Crimson Tide.

The Friday injury report for the game is out, with updates on Burks, Cook and plenty of others.

Here is where things stand for both Oklahoma and Missouri from an injury standpoint with kickoff just a day away:

Oklahoma Sooners

• WR Jayden Gibson – Out
• RB Jovantae Barnes – Out
• WR Nic Anderson – Out
• WR Andrel Anthony – Out
• DB Gentry Williams – Out
• DB Kendel Dolby – Out
• OL Joshua Bates – Out
• OL Geirean Hatchett – Out
• OL Jacob Sexton – Out
• OL Jake Taylor – Out
• RB Gavin Sawchuk – Questionable
• OL Michael Tarquin – Questionable
• WR Jalil Farooq – Probable
• WR Deion Burks – Probable
• DL PJ Adebawore – Probable

Missouri Tigers

• WR Mookie Cooper – Out
• QB Brady Cook – Out
• LB Brayshawn Littlejohn – Out
• DE Darris Smith – Out
• QB Sam Horn – Out
• LB Khalil Jacobs – Out
• DE Joe Moore – Out
• RB Nate Noel – Probable
• OL Logan Reichart – Probable
• OL Cayden Green – Probable

Brady Cook began to deal with injury issues in the Auburn game. That game saw him leave with an injury, go to the hospital for tests, then return to the field to lead the Tigers to a come-from-behind win. After that game, he spoke about what returning to that game meant to him.

“Ultimately, I realized I had 2 1/2 games left to play in Faurot [Field] in front of that crowd and in front of Mizzou and we were going to find a way,” Cook said. “I knew we were down. I knew we needed to comeback and find a way to win this game. You know, we lose that game, the rest of our season looks a little different. I recognize that and I knew we needed to go win it.”

Unfortunately, Cook then went on to injure his hand against Alabama and was knocked out of that game entirely. Now, his status moving forward is up in the air.

More on Oklahoma heading into the matchup

Oklahoma, meanwhile, has lost the last three games it’s played against FBS opponents. A major issue during the season has been the offense and that’s led to a quarterback controversy and a change in offensive coordinator already. The injuries to the wide receivers also haven’t helped.

Deion Burks last played against Tennessee in September and has been out since then with a “soft tissue” injury. Meanwhile, Jalil Farooq has only played in one game this season and not since Week 1 against Temple.

Saturday’s injury reports will come out around 90 minutes before kickoff. That kickoff between Missouri and Oklahoma is currently scheduled for 7:45 p.m. EST.

On3’s Matt Connolly also contributed to this article.