The diagnosis is in for two Longhorns who left Saturday’s Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State with injuries. Multiple sources confirmed to Horns247 that junior defensive back Josh Thompson will undergo surgery Monday on his broken foot, which head coach Tom Herman originally diagnosed as a fracture of his fifth metatarsal. Sources told Horns247 that MRI results confirmed the original diagnosis, and the injury is expected to sideline Thompson for up to 8-10 weeks.

Thompson’s injury came in the fourth quarter against the Cowboys, and initial results did not seem positive based off Herman’s postgame comments.

“Josh Thompson is going to be out for a significant amount of time,” Herman said Saturday night.

After having MRIs done Sunday, Thompson received the negative report complete with surgery and a lengthy recovery road attached, multiple sources confirmed to Horns247.

A potential 8-10 week recovery timeline could mean Thompson’s season is over depending on how quickly he recovers post-surgery. In the event that his Week 4 injury were to sideline him for the rest of the year, Thompson would be eligible to redshirt for the 2019 season under the NCAA’s recently implemented redshirt rule changes, which now allows guys to play in up to four football games in a season and still maintain redshirt eligibility. Thompson has played in the first four games, so if he does return to the field before the end of the season, he would not be eligible to redshirt.

In addition to Thompson, sources told Horns247 that cornerback Jalen Green is expected to miss roughly a month of action while he recovers from dislocating his right shoulder against Oklahoma State.

Green was taken to the locker room with 19 seconds left in the second quarter of Saturday’s win and did not return after halftime. Herman confirmed in postgame that Green dislocated his right shoulder, and would get an MRI for further evaluation.

Sources told Horns247 that Green could be sidelined for a few weeks, "potentially up to a month" based off the MRI results he received Sunday.

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As it pertains to sophomore safety Caden Sterns, Tom Herman said Monday on the Big 12 coaches' conference call that Sterns suffered a "sprain to his tib fib ligament" and will likely be out four weeks after landing awkwardly on a pass breakup in the fourth quarter of the Oklahoma State game.

Herman also said running back Kirk Johnson, out with a sprained shoulder since Aug. 11, was cleared to practice late last week and should be available for the Longhorns' game at West Virginia on Oct. 5.

The best-case scenario for the returns of injured safety B.J. Foster (hamstring), safety DeMarvion Overshown (back) and receiver Collin Johnson (hamstring) would be the West Virginia game, Herman said, adding that training staff probably won't know for sure about their timetable until more evaluation is done over the next week.

No. 11 Texas enters its first off week on the schedule before returning to game prep next week for the Longhorns' first road game of Big 12 play against the Mountaineers.