Longhorns DE Jacoby Jones Doubtful to Return to Red River Showdown

Texas may have lost a critical part to their defense early on against Oklahoma.

Matt Galatzan | Oct 9, 2021

The Texas Longhorns got off to a hot start in the Red River Showdown on Saturday, exploding out to a 14-0 lead in the first two minutes of regulation.

Unfortunately for the Horns, however, they have also potentially suffered a major setback early in the first quarter, with senior defensive end Jacoby Jones going down with an injury, and exiting the game.

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The injury occurred on the Longhorns' second defensive series of the game, as the Sooners were moving down the field into Texas territory.

Jones then went down with what appeared to be a lower-body injury, and while he was able to move to the sidelines under his own power, he was moving gingerly on his way to the medical tent.

In place of Jones, sophomore Alfred Collins will be the logical choice to be inserted into the lineup, coming off of his impressive performance last week against TCU.

Jones, who has been one of the most consistent players for the Longhorns defense this season, has 18 total tackles through the first five games from his end/buck position.

Jones was eventually helped to the locker room and has been listed as doubtful to return.

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Published Oct 9, 2021

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.