TEMPE — Kenny Dillingham said on Monday that Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt has been cleared and will likely play on Saturday at Oklahoma State.

“We should have everybody back,” Dillingham said. “Sam should be back, but it’s still I’d say 60-40, 70-30 that he’ll play this week. … We gotta see him practice and stuff like that.

“He’s cleared to play. He wants to play. He’s excited about playing. He’s been putting in a lot of work to play, so we’ll see how that transpires.”

Dillingham said Leavitt had been cleared for weeks, and ASU was just trying to protect an intense competitor from himself.

Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham said QB Sam Leavitt is cleared but has maybe a 70-30% chance of playing or not against Oklahoma State.

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Leavitt cracked a rib on a hit he took during the second quarter of ASU’s win over Utah on Oct. 11. However, Dillingham said the following week it wasn’t just the ribs that were ailing him.

He would exit the game and go to the locker room but was back on the field before halftime. He then played the second half without a rushing attempt, a stark difference from his usual style of play given the quarterback has been ASU’s second-leading rusher this season.

Leavitt missed ASU’s 24-14 loss to Cincinnati on Oct. 19 before a bye week this past weekend.

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Arizona State’s list of likely returners includes cornerback Javan Robinson and wide receiver Xavier Guillory.

Robinson suffered a shoulder injury during the first half of ASU’s loss at Cincinnati and was seen in a sling for the second half.

Dillingham said during the bye week that Robinson’s situation appeared better than expected, and he said on Monday the Sun Devils’ top outside corner is good to go.

“He’s back, he’ll be fine,” Dillingham said. “All was positive last week, so he should be good.”

Guillory received treatment over the bye week for a hamstring injury, and Dillingham expects he’ll be back. He said a week earlier he’d rather have guys at full strength for the final five games over being 85% for the final six games.

On Tuesday, Dillingham said he was wrong to say “everybody” would be back, as running back Raleek Brown will medically redshirt for his hamstring injury and miss the rest of the season.

ASU travels to Oklahoma State to face off at 4 p.m. MST on Saturday. Tune to play-by-play coverage on the Arizona Sports app, online, ESPN 620 AM or 98.7 FM HD-2. FS1 will have the TV broadcast.