Red River Alert: Down goes Bradford (again)

Join the Doc's game day live blog, covering every game, all day long. If there was any question of how long Sam Bradford's injured shoulder would hold up against full contact after a month-long, three-and-a-half-game absence, we have our answer: One solid hit. One play after Oklahoma's Auston English blindsided Colt McCoy to cause the game's first turnover, the reigning Heisman champ was rocked by blitzing Aaron Williams and immediately reached for the same beleaguered throwing shoulder that occupied so much attention through the first half of the Sooners' disappointing season. Bradford was briefly throwing on the sideline after the injury, but as of the start of the second quarter, he's replaced his helmet with a permanent grimace and apparently yielded to mustachioed backup Landry Jones for the rest of the day; the way Oklahoma's defense is hounding McCoy in the first half, the difference will be academic. We'll see. Updates to follow as necessary, ...