Oklahoma finally confirms three players suspended, one injured for Peach Bowl
ATLANTA — Oklahoma will be without defensive end Ronnie Perkins, running back Rhamondre Stevenson and wide receiver Trejan Bridges for Saturday's Peach Bowl, Sooners coach Lincoln Riley confirmed Monday.
"Everyone did travel," Riley said when asked about the suspensions, which had been reported last week. "The availability of the three guys that you mentions, the three guys that have been in question, those guys won't play."
Riley wouldn't say what the suspensions were for, and wouldn't say whether or not they would extend past the game against LSU.
"I don't air guys' dirty laundry out," Riley said. "You guys know me well enough. They get enough in this world. They won't be available to play."
Perkins' absence figures to be the most important of the three, as he's been Oklahoma's top pass rusher this season.
"We're not a one-man show up front," Riley said. "We haven't been all year. Ronnie's been a good player for us, but we've got a lot of good players up there. We've recruited a lot of good players, we've developed a lot of good players. Our productions, if you look at the front, has been pretty even across the board and we've gotten it from a lot of different players."
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Perkins is seventh on the team and first among defensive linemen with 38 tackles. He leads the team with six sacks.
Neville Gallimore has 27 tackles and four sacks and Jalen Redmond has 19 tackles and 5½ sacks.
Riley also said that safety Delarrin Turner-Yell, who reportedly suffered a broken collarbone in practice last week, was injured.
"Right now our expectation is that he will not play," Riley said. "But we'll see how the week goes on."