Oklahoma State will be without one of its best defensive players for the rest of the season.
Prior to Saturday afternoon’s showdown against TCU, it was revealed that senior defensive end Jimmy Bean suffered a torn ACL, ending his career.
Bean was injured in last weekend’s win at Texas Tech, but the program did not reveal his status throughout the week. The Texas Tech game was Bean’s 34th consecutive start. In eight games this season, the 6-foot-5, 250-pound Bean totaled 25 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks.
Bean also had a combined 76 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and eight sacks in the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
With Bean sidelined, the Cowboys’ defense has an even bigger challenge against Trevone Boykin the high-powered TCU offense.
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