Brent Venables says Xavier Robinson played through knee injury in win over Mizzou
By Mark Kern
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Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners continued their march to the College Football Playoff on Saturday, as they knocked off the Missouri Tigers 17-6 to move to 9-2 on the season.
With the win, the Sooners moved closer to potentially clinching a spot, with only a home game against LSU remaining on the schedule.
The offense didn’t put up big numbers on Saturday, but Xavier Robinson showed the type of toughness that any coach in the country would want. Robinson rushed the ball 12 times for 42 yards in the win, despite dealing with a knee injury.
After the game, Brent Venables talked about the toughness that Robinson showed.
“He showed up on Monday, got a sprained knee… ‘He’s like, put me in a brace. I’m ready to go,’ Venables said. “That’s what guys from Carl Albert do. They show up, even when it hurts.”
There have many talented players who have played their high school football at Carl Albert (Midwest City, Okla.), and Robinson is just the latest to make his presence felt in the college game.
Entering Saturday, Robinson had rushed for 366 yards and four touchdowns, which is second on the team.
At this point in the season, nearly every player is dealing with some kind of injury. It is the teams that can fight through and continue to battle that will go far in the CFP, and Robinson delivered in a big way on Saturday.
