Oklahoma is installing padding around Owen Field after wide receiver Keontez Lewis hit a brick wall three weeks ago.
A school spokesperson confirmed that padding will be added to the end zone walls and sideline walls outside the team benches in time for Saturday’s game between No. 13 Oklahoma and No. 8 Ole Miss. The OU Daily, the school’s student newspaper, was first to report the change.
Lewis was injured in the first quarter of Oklahoma’s 44–0 victory over Kent State on October 4. A Michael Hawkins Jr. pass was tipped a bit and Lewis’ momentum took him into an unpadded section of the wall behind the end zone. He was kicked out, sparking fans’ concerns.
Most of the wall has not been padded and is close to the field boundaries. Oklahoma coach Brent Venables had said plans for a change were in the works days after the injury.
Lewis played the following week against Texas, but missed Saturday’s 26-7 victory over South Carolina. He is listed on the SEC injury report as questionable for Saturday’s game.
