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Derek Simmons injury update: Oklahoma took hit on offensive line vs Texas

If there's one position the Oklahoma Sooners couldn't afford another injury, it was right tackle, but ...

OU starting right tackle Derek Simmons left the Red River Rivalry against Texas late in the first quarter with an apparent knee injury after getting rolled up on.

Derek Simmons exits Red River Rivalry in 1st quarter

The Sooners were already thin at the spot. With Simmons sidelined, Luke Baklenko, the third stringer, filled in at right tackle on Saturday. Logan Howland is Simmon's usual backup, but Howland was not available because of an injury of his own. Beyond Baklenko, the Sooners don't have any other healthy tackle with experience or even listed on the depth chart.