Oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight has been cleared to play in the Russell Athletic Bowl, the program announced on Saturday.
Knight was diagnosed with transient quadriplegia after being carted off the field in the Sooners’ 48-14 loss to Baylor on Nov. 8. He missed the Sooners’ wins over Texas Tech and Kansas and last Saturday’s loss to Oklahoma State. Cody Thomas served as his replacement and completed 24-of-52 passes for 294 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions in Knight’s absence.
Bob Stoops remained hopeful Knight would return for the Sooners’ bowl game, and that hope was rewarded Saturday.BREAKING - QB @trevor_knight9 cleared to practice & play! Prepping for @RussellAthBowl w teammates now! pic.twitter.com/Fyd0MIpRtg
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) December 13, 2014
Knight has completed 162-of-279 passes for 2,197 yards with 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions while rushing 66 times for 340 yards and five more scores.
Oklahoma will meet No. 17 Clemson in Orlando’s Russell Athletic Bowl at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.