Zane Flores Off Player Availability Report, Rodney Fields Jr. Listed as Questionable

Oklahoma State quarterback Zane Flores wasn’t on the initial player availability report the Big 12 released Wednesday night, meaning he is available as things stand for the Texas Tech game.

Flores suffered an upper-body injury while taking a sack in the Cowboys’ Oct. 4 loss to Arizona. Since then wide receiver Sam Jackson had moved into the starting role behind center.

OSU interim coach Doug Meacham said he was uncertain about his quarterback situation on Monday, but he left the door open for a few possibilities.

“There’s nothing that says it can’t be a two-quarterback platoon situation,” Meacham said, “or it could be Sam (Jackson) all the way, or could be Zane all the way.”

OSU and Texas Tech play at 3 p.m. Saturday in Lubbock. Here’s the full player availability report from Wednesday night:

Oklahoma State

OUT — Hauss Hejny (QB), Kale Smith (CB), Gabe Panikowski (K), Matrail Lopez (WR), Will Monney (TE), De’Marion Thomas (DT)

DOUBTFUL — Noah McKinney (OL)

QUESTIONABLE — Brandon Rawls (LB), Rodney Fields Jr. (RB)

Texas Tech

OUT — Skyler Gill-Howad (DL), T.J. West (WR)

DOUBTFUL — Terrance Carter Jr. (TE), Bryson Jones (WR)

QUESTIONABLE — Behren Morton (QB), Roy Alexander (WR), Chapman Lewis (S), Hunter Zambrano (OL)

PROBABLE — John Curry (LB), Romello Height (OLB), Jacob Rodriguez (LB), Mikal Harrison-Pilot (S)

OSU fans won’t be excited to see Rodney Fields Jr. listed as questionable. A redshirt freshman tailback, Fields ran for 163 yards and a touchdown last week against Cincinnati. Of the six games he’s played in this season, Fields has eclipsed 100 all-purpose yards four times.

Of note from the Tech side of things, Red Raider starting QB Behren Morton is listed at questionable with a knee injury. Morton missed Tech’s loss against Arizona State.

ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Thursday morning that Will Hammond will start against the Cowboys but that Morton will be available.. Hammond is a redshirt freshman who has thrown for 578 yards and six touchdowns in seven games this season.