NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma receiver Keontez Lewis left Saturday's game against Kent State in the first quarter after hitting his head on a brick barrier following an attempt at a catch.

A pass by Michael Hawkins Jr. was a bit overthrown in the back of the end zone, and Lewis' momentum took him headfirst into an unpadded section of the wall behind the field. Lewis lay motionless on the grass for several seconds before being attended to. After about 10 minutes, he was strapped onto a stretcher. The players ran over to comfort him and were on both sides of a path the cart drove through.

“That was just a heartfelt thing,” defensive end R Mason Thomas said. “That’s my teammate, my brother, and he’s in pain. I hope he’s OK. We’ve got to definitely send some messages out to him, being in the hosp

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