Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports has reported Texas freshman RB Derrek Cooper is expected to be a gametime decision for tomorrow's matchup with Ohio State.

Cooper has suited up in practice throughout the week, as @Gerry Hamilton and myself have reported. However, his participation in practice has been significantly limited.

We will see what type of contribution Texas gets from the freshman running back tomorrow.

 

I’d bet he doesn’t play, But i thought the same thing about goosby last week and he played. 

I’m fine with being cautious. I just don’t think the risk is worth the gain. We have a great stable of backs. Past RB2 he’s not so much better to merit the risk of losing several games. 

Something tells me Sark is all in about this game and that if Cooper can go even if it’s just for 5 or less short yardage carries and push enough off of his ankle enough to push the pile he’ll play.

List half the roster as questionable and the other half as probable. And change it every week.

Let him go through workouts and if he's feeling good enough to play let him go out there, but if not he can rest a couple of weeks when we'll really need him. If Texas winning this game is dependent on a freshman running back, we are further away from the main goal than I expected. 

Trying to push through a DL as a short yardage back with an ankle sprain seems not only ineffective but a way to worsen the injury. But hey I’m not the staff so let’s see. I like James Simon a lot and trust him if needed in certain situations. 

Don't risk it for just one game.

Coaches will make a sound decision - we have an embarrassment of riches, so no need to risk anything.  

14 hours ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

Let him go through workouts and if he's feeling good enough to play let him go out there, but if not he can rest a couple of weeks when we'll really need him. If Texas winning this game is dependent on a freshman running back, we are further away from the main goal than I expected. 

100%

Gamesmanship. Dude isn’t playing

He was very limited all week in practice

41 minutes ago, Texasborn91 said:

Gamesmanship. Dude isn’t playing

I don't think Ohio State cares about a freshman RB with 2 carries or is worried about facing him. 

But these coaches always overthink the gamesmanship part, agree