Dillon Gabriel injured on horrible late hit from TCU defender: College football media reacts
By Mark Powell
Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Dillon Gabriel was injured on a hit by TCU defender Jamoi Hodge. Gabriel was removed from the game shortly thereafter.
Gabriel and the Sooners were off to a rough start against TCU, as they faced a 34-10 deficit in the first half. However, matters got much worse for Oklahoma and Brent Venables just short of halftime, as Gabriel slid after picking up a first down.
TCU defender Jamoi Hodge targeted Gabriel, and hit the Oklahoma quarterback in the head after he slid to the ground.
TCU defender Jamoi Hodge was ejected for this hit on Dillon Gabriel
— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 1, 2022
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Gabriel’s teammates came to his defense, but the coaching staff was more concerned about his status moving forward. Gabriel laid on the turf for quite some time after the hit.
Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel injured on dirty hit
College football media immediately called out the hit as a cheap shot, and rightly so. Whether he meant to or not, Hodge was clearly in the wrong here and was thrown out as a result.
Hope Dillon Gabriel is OK.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) October 1, 2022
Dillon Gabriel helped to his feet. He's walking to the sideline. Just, man, that looked nasty LIVE and nothing changed my opinion on replay.
— Bob Przybylo (@BPrzybylo) October 1, 2022
Targeting was confirmed (obviously).
From bad to worse for Oklahoma: trailing 34-10, now Dillon Gabriel took a shot to the head and is down.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) October 1, 2022
That hit on Dillon Gabriel was incredibly scary. Incredibly scary.
— Bob Przybylo (@BPrzybylo) October 1, 2022
Say a prayer for Dillon Gabriel that was beyond a cheap shot. He’s motionless on the field
— Stormin In Norman (@StorminInNorman) October 1, 2022
Dillon Gabriel just got absolutely blown up while sliding. He appeared to be knocked out. Bad hit.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 1, 2022
Dillon Gabriel down. That hit was dirty as hell.
— Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 (@BarrettSallee) October 1, 2022
Dillon Gabriel walked off the field on his own power
— Josh Callaway (@JoshMCallaway) October 1, 2022
Great to see #Sooners
Thankfully, Gabriel was able to walk off the field on his own. However, expect him to undergo further tests before he can return to action.
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