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Brent Venables Provides Injury Update on Oklahoma LB Dasan McCullough

The Sooners' coach gave an update on the linebacker's availability during his weekly Coaches Show on Monday night.

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Oklahoma’s defense got a boost on Monday night.

During his weekly Coaches Show, Brent Venables announced that cheetah linebacker Dasan McCullough would return to the lineup in the No. 16-ranked Sooners’ Big 12 opener against Cincinnati.

McCullough, who was one of the most highly sought after defensive talents in the transfer portal this offseason, has been limited for the Sooners.

He played in Oklahoma’s opener against Arkansas State, but left the contest with an ankle injury.

McCullough didn’t logged a snap in a game since.

The 6-foot-5 cheetah linebacker dressed for OU’s Week 2 matchup against SMU, but didn’t participate in pregame warmups. He also dressed against Tulsa, but didn’t play.

Monday night, true freshman Peyton Bowen said he had practiced as the starting cheetah, but the Oklahoma defensive staff has deployed a healthy rotation across the board through the first three weeks.

The Sooners will open Big 12 play on Saturday at 11 a.m. against the Cincinnati Bearcats.

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Ryan Chapman
RYAN CHAPMAN

Ryan is deputy editor at AllSooners and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City. Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more. Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com. Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK. 

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