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Oklahoma Soner’s wide receiver Keontz Lewis left the team’s 44-0 win over Kent State Golden flashes early after suffering a daunting injury to a catch attempt.
Lewis tried to track a ball from Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr., who was thrown over his head in the first quarter. He was on the back of the final zone when he caught it, but fell and crashed his head into the wall wall that made the final zone at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma Soner’s wide receiver Keontez Lewis (9) gets a catch of borders in front of the Kent State Golden Flashes defensive back Terrell Miller (18) and injures himself during the first quarter at Gaylord Family-Oclahoma Memorial Stadium on October 4, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imag- Pictures)
Lewis was motionless on earth for several seconds before the team’s training staff came to tend to him. He was strapped to a stretcher and driven off the field.
“It was just a heartfelt thing,” said Sooner’s defensive than R Mason Thomas. “That’s my teammate, my brother and he’s in pain. I hope he’s fine. We have to definitely send some messages to him, be in the hospital. Hope he’s doing well.”
Lewis was sent offside for further testing and the prospects were “promising,” said OU Sports Medicine.
Oklahoma Soners players stand in front of the wagon as Oklahoma Soner’s wide receiver Keontez Lewis (9) has been driven off the field during the first quarter against Kent State Golden Flashes at Gaylord Family-Oclahoma Memorial Stadium on October 4, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imag- Pictures)
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“What a daunting thing for him,” said Oklahoma coach Brent Venables after the game. “Hopefully he will be ok in the long term here.”
Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables said he thinks more padding will come to the exposed brick barrier around the field.
“We evaluate all the possibilities when it comes to our players,” he said.
Oklahoma players take a knee when waiting to find out the status of teammate Keontz Lewis, who collided with a wall on a catching relationship in the first half of a NCAA College football match against Kent State, Saturday 4 October 2025, in Norman, Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
Lewis has 17 catches in 210 yards and two touchdowns this season.
