The wait for Alvonte Bell has been a long one, and it may get even longer. The JUCO transfer is now looking at a redshirt season, though he is listed in the three-deep depth chart at defensive end this week. He has yet to see the field this season and Stoops is hesitant to send him out there with a redshirt available.
“That is what we are working on,” Mark Stoops said today, when asked about the possibility of a redshirt. “We’re preparing him. He’s practicing with us and he’s getting better. I don’t want to burn it if it’s just going to be very limited play.