I asked Brent Venables why Sooners RB Jovantae Barnes hadn’t seen the field in two games and was told, “He's not fully healthy. I don't know what the percentage would be.”
Venables added on Barnes’ situation and injury, and said, “it’s been kind of a funky thing.”
We have discussed Barnes lack of burst and running into the backs of linemen, etc. on the OUinsider podcasts through the early part of the season. Still have some questions with this ordeal.
It seems — at least how we read into it at OUinsider — that BV is insinuating that it’s somewhat a mental deal with his answer on that last part of his quote on Barnes missing the last two weeks, while still suiting out and going through pregame warmups.
If that is the case, with there being some potential mental hurdles for JB to climb over, it’s going to likely be a few weeks of healing (physically and mentally) before we see Barnes again. The good news is that after the RRR, the Sooners have a bye week so that could be just the right timing to help Barnes get over whatever is holding him back at this juncture.
We will see if we can’t get more clarity later this week, so stay tuned.
Venables added on Barnes’ situation and injury, and said, “it’s been kind of a funky thing.”
We have discussed Barnes lack of burst and running into the backs of linemen, etc. on the OUinsider podcasts through the early part of the season. Still have some questions with this ordeal.
It seems — at least how we read into it at OUinsider — that BV is insinuating that it’s somewhat a mental deal with his answer on that last part of his quote on Barnes missing the last two weeks, while still suiting out and going through pregame warmups.
If that is the case, with there being some potential mental hurdles for JB to climb over, it’s going to likely be a few weeks of healing (physically and mentally) before we see Barnes again. The good news is that after the RRR, the Sooners have a bye week so that could be just the right timing to help Barnes get over whatever is holding him back at this juncture.
We will see if we can’t get more clarity later this week, so stay tuned.
