Oklahoma Coach Brent Venables Gives Bad News Injury Report on Injured Sooners

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables gave an injury report on Monday night after practice, and the news isn’t good.

Offensive guard McKade Mettauer, who left the Texas game with a protective boot on his left foot with what Venables called an ankle sprain, “best-case scenario for him will be back sooner rather than later,” Venables said.

The news wasn’t wasn’t nearly as hopeful, however, for leading receiver Andrel Anthony.

Venables said Anthony, who went down in the fourth quarter with a leg injury, “is gonna have to have season-ending surgery.”

“It’s tough,” Venables said. “You hate it for him. We have other guys, but you hate it for Andrel, for how hard he’s worked. We got to 6-0 and he had a big part in helping us get there. But, all his best football is still in front of him. He’ll have a great career on the back end of this surgery.”

Venables said cornerback Gentry Williams “is good, he practiced today.” Williams also left the fourth quarter with an injury but took part in the postgame press conference.

Mettauer is a fifth-year senior from the Houston area and three-year starter after transferring from Cal. He’s started at right guard every game this year and is among the team leaders in total snaps.