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The open receiver of the Oklahoma Sooners, Kontez Lewis, left the Saturday’s game early against Kent State after suffering a terrifying injury while trying to make a trapped.
Lewis tried to track a ball from the Michael Hawkins Jr. Field Marshal that passed over the head in the first quarter. He found himself in the back of the annotation zone when he caught him, but fell and crashed head against the brick wall that bordered the score area of the Stadium memorial in Norman, Oklahoma.
On Tuesday, Oklahoma confirmed his plans to install padded around the brick wall.
Oklahoma coach, Brent Veniables, said the details are not yet clear.
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Oklahoma players kneel while waiting for the status of their teammate Kontez Lewis, who crashed with a wall in an attempt to trapped during the first half of an university football match of the NCAA against Kent State, on Saturday, October 4, 2025, in Norman, Oklahoma. (PHOTO AP/ALONZO ADAMS)
“I don’t know exactly when or how much and all that,” Oklahoma’s chief coach said Tuesday Brent, to journalists. “But I think they will put some protection around that brick zone where we are vulnerable.”
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As is, most of the wall surrounding the field is not padded, including areas very close to the limits.
Lewis was briefly still and took him after being treated for about 10 minutes last Saturday. The Sooners defeated Kent State 44-0.
The players of the Oklahoma Sooners stop in front of the cart while the open receiver of the Oklahoma Sooners, Koontez Lewis (9), is taken from the field during the first quarter against the Kent State Golden Flashes in the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on October 4, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Image images)
During his weekly radio program, Venables shared an encouraging update on Lewis’s recovery.
“I was terrified because it didn’t look good,” Venables said. “Really lucky, considering everything, very fortunate. It is in a very good mood and feels much better. Surprisingly, not even a scratch.”
The open receiver of the Oklahoma Sooners, Kontez Lewis (9), makes a trapped outside the limits against the defensive back of the Kent State Golden Flashes, Terrell Miller (18), and is injured during the first quarter in the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on October 4, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Image images)
Lewis has 17 receptions for 210 yards and two touchdowns this season.
