RB Roy Finch to miss Fiesta Bowl with stress fracture
Oklahoma freshman running back Roy Finch will miss the Fiesta Bowl due to a “recurrence of a stress fracture injury in his left foot” suffered during Friday’s practice.
Team physicians performed surgery Saturday to insert two pins.
Bob Stoops said Finch will be sidelined for up to seven weeks, but is expected back in time for the team’s spring workouts.
Friday’s injury occurred in a non-contact drill. He missed the first five games of the season with a similar injury.
The injury is a blow to the Sooner offense, which had been clicking the last few weeks of the season in part due to Finch’s emergence.
The last four games, Finch had rushed for 67, 33, 42 and 37 yards and scored two touchdowns.
He was instrumental to the dynamic “diamond formation” OU unveiled at Baylor which placed him, DeMarco Murray and fullback Trey Millard in the same backfield at once.
With Finch out, the Sooners will likely turn to senior Mossis Madu to back up Murray. After a midseason benching due to fumbling, Madu had gradually worked his way back on the field.
He had three carries for 12 yards and a 15-yard reception against Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship.
-JT
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