Sooners face Missouri without Peterson

Sooners face Missouri without Peterson

The Sooners won its first game without Big 12 rushing leader Adrian Peterson. And now they will face a Missouri team that will play its first game without one of the league’s top defenders.

Brian Smith, Tigers defensive end broken his right hip last weekend and is done for the regular season.

"If you saw that film, you’d say there’s no way in the world he even got hurt," Pinkel said. "He just kind of turned and kind of stumbled. It was just as freakish as you could ever imagine."

Meanwhile, Adrian Peterson, hopes to return for a bowl game, was on the sideline last weekend in a hooded sweat shirt and cap. He was encouraging teammates and his replacement, Allen Patrick, who ran 35 times for 110 yards and a touchdown.

"As much attention as Adrian gets, he’s not a selfish guy and is more team-oriented," coach Bob Stoops said. "He realizes he still has a place on the team being a leader. He’s just doing what’s natural to him."

Even after losing Peterson and starting quarterback Rhett Bomar before the season began, the Sooners kept moving forward.