The sophomore suffered a season-ending injury against the Sooners on Saturday.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns will be without sophomore safety Derek Williams for the remainder of the 2024 season, head coach Steve Sarkisian revealed during his Monday press conference.
Williams will undergo surgery for the lower-body injury that he sustained on Saturday in the Cotton Bowl against the Oklahoma Sooners covering a kickoff to start the second half. Williams tried to hobble to the sideline before going down on the field.
The surgery ends an injury-marred season for the 6’2, 195-pounder from Louisiana who was ranked as the No. 4 safety in the 2023 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings — Williams missed three games with a hamstring injury, ultimately playing only 98 snaps on defense this season, recording 10 tackles, an interception, and a forced fumble that he recovered against Oklahoma.
Sarkisian also said that junior wide receiver Isaiah Bond is day to day with the ankle injury that he sustained and then aggravated in Saturday’s win over the Sooners. The first injury report the Longhorns release on Wednesday will be the next update on Bond’s status for Saturday’s home game against No. 5 Georgia, but Sarkisian did say that he feels better about the health of Bond’s ankle on Monday than he did after the game.
Also on Monday, Bond’s mother termed it a “minor injury” for her son.
Red River Rivalry > Iron Bowl, sorry. My 1st Red River Rivalry overall was an amazing experience other than my son’s minor injury. The fair was huge, the rivalry was real and let’s just say I’m glad it was not a Shootout!
— Penny Bond (@PennyBond007) October 14, 2024