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Walker involved in CB competition

Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables said Sunday that junior D.J. Wolfe is currently not in the picture to start at the boundary cornerback position next Saturday at Oregon.

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Instead, Lendy Holmes and Marcus Walker will compete in practice this week for the starting job.

“D.J. will still have opportunities to get back out on the field,” Venables said. “In what capacity, it kind of remains to be seen.”

Holmes was adequate in place of Wolfe on Saturday, replacing him late in the second quarter after Wolfe was burned on a 51-yard pass from Washington quarterback Isaiah Stanback to Anthony Russo.

Walker shed his redshirt in the ninth game of his freshman season and started the last four at cornerback.

Injuries derailed his sophomore season, but his play in fall camp has him in the mix for a starting job again.

“In fairness to Marcus, you still want to try to put your best corner on the field,” Venables said.

Brandon Walker impressive: OU offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said guard Brandon Walker had the best showing of all the offensive linemen Saturday.

Walker missed a few plays with an apparent leg injury, but he returned to finish the game.

Overall, Wilson was displeased with the play of his offensive line, tight ends included.

“We had some busts and hits on the QB,” Wilson said. “We weren’t near as good up front or at the tight end position, which in the first game, we thought those positions played reasonably well.

“Going into this week at Oregon, we’ll need all 11 positions clicking better as a group.”

Fun with numbers: Adrian Peterson will likely become OU’s all-time leading rusher by the end of October.

With 3,337 rushing yards for his career, he needs just 781 yards to surpass Billy Sims’ school record of 4,118.

At his current pace, Peterson would pass Sims on his fourth carry of the Oct. 28 game at Missouri.

Of course, that would require Peterson to maintain his averages of 28 carries and 152 yards per game.

By Scott Wright

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