During last week’s 28-7 home loss to Texas – OSU’s fourth consecutive defeat – Garman was sacked seven times.

Rudolph has not played this season – a clear sign that Cowboy coach Mike Gundy is intending for this to be a redshirt season for the 6-foot-4, 217-pound native of Rock Hill, South Carolina. The OSU roster lists the only other currently available quarterback as being walk-on Taylor Cornelius, a 6-6, 184-pound freshman from Bushland, Texas.

On Monday, before details of Garman’s health status were known, Gundy was asked about his quarterback situation and whether Rudolph would play if Garman were not available.

“There’s no right or wrong there,” Gundy replied. “You’re caught in a deal there where you do what you have to do.”

Presumably, Gundy would prefer to start Garman against Baylor and in the Dec. 6 Bedlam date at Oklahoma. Otherwise, Rudolph would have been pulled from redshirt status for only two games.

In 2012, Wes Lunt became the only freshman to start at quarterback for a Gundy-coached Cowboy team.