Oklahoma offensive linemen Phil Loadholt and Jon Cooper will have a homecoming of sorts Saturday. Both are Colorado natives and will be playing their first games in the home state since coming to OU.

“I haven’t played there since high school,” said Cooper who is from Fort Collins, Colo. “Most of our away games are in Texas, Kansas, Missouri or whatever, but this is the first time I get to kind of go home and play in front of a bunch of my friends and family.”

Loadholt, who is from Fountain, Colo., said there’s been a crush of family and friends requesting tickets for the game. Luckily for him, his teammates are helping him fill the requests.

Each player is allotted four tickets per game. Some are shuffling theirs to Cooper and Loadholt. The help is greatly appreciated.

“People I haven’t seen since prom night want tickets,” Loadholt said.

Injury update

Oklahoma running back Chris Brown remains questionable for Saturday’s game at Colorado. The sophomore suffered what appeared to be a concussion last Friday against Tulsa.

Brown took a hit at the end of a run early in the fourth quarter. His head also bounced off the Chapman Stadium turf. He laid motionless on the sidelines for about a minute before walking off the field under his own power.

OU coach Bob Stoops said Brown would be evaluated throughout the week by OU’s medical staff. Running backs coach Cale Gundy said Wednesday that process continues.

“Doctors are going to check him,” Gundy said. “He seems to be doing all right.”

While Brown’s status is up in the air, defensive backs coach Bobby Jack Wright said safety Darien Williams is fully recovered from the stress fracture he suffered to his foot.

Hawkins impressed

When asked what impressed him about the Sooners, Colorado coach Dan Hawkins rolled off a pretty long list.