OU football: Sooners AD Joe Castiglione says no decision imminent on fans in the stands for 2020 A switch to that format would still allow Texas and Oklahoma to play on the original date of Oct. 10.Kenoshians face 'wake-up call' after week of violenceCities where buying organic food will give you sticker shock We just said, ‘Man, let’s hold off.’”Oklahoma State’s Mike Boynton and Tulsa’s Frank Haith have their players back and healthy. “I think it’s more ‘disappointment.’ There are certain things that we can’t control, regardless of how hard we try. They aren’t working in a vacuum, though. Tulsa, OK (74103) Today Clear skies. You can cancel at any time. Photo by JASON SZENES/AP File Photo by IAN MAULE/Tulsa World We must do as Castiglione has.“Contingency planning, adjusting, in many cases using our best common sense,” he said. Oklahoma won, 34-27.DALLAS, TEXAS - OCTOBER 12: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners tucks the ball behind his back as he avoids the tackle against Joseph Ossai #46 of the Texas Longhorns during the 2019 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 12, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. You can cancel at any time.
Joe Castiglione has been an outstanding AD and, if anything, was instrumental in keeping the Big XII together after the defections of NU and CU in 2010. Just a terrible amount of concern for where this is headed, understandable given the force of the virus and the weakness of our response to it.Oklahoma captured its fifth consecutive outright Big 12 championship, joining Clemson for the longest current streak among Power Five schools and most since Alabama’s five-year run between 1971-75. Your sports-only digital subscription does not include access to this section.Your sports-only digital subscription does not include access to this section.Your sports-only digital subscription does not include access to this section.Your current subscription does not provide access to this content.Your sports-only digital subscription does not include access to this section.Your sports-only digital subscription does not include access to this section.Your sports-only digital subscription does not include access to this section.Your current subscription does not provide access to this content.OU’s Joe Castiglione and other college athletics administrators are working to protect their athletes from COVID-19 and to present them opportunities to play again. We can continue to make it easier for everyone to get sick.But then we must realize the consequences. © Ronald Martinez, Staff / Getty Images He had a team-high 13 pass breakups in 2019 and is already drawing rave reviews after his performance at the East-West Shrine Game.A Biletnikoff Award finalist, Lamb had seven 100-yard receiving games in 2019, which equaled his total from his first two seasons. Please subscribe to keep reading. OU athletic director Joe Castiglione said Tuesday that the school continues to examine a number of models, ranging from “more than 50 percent” to having no fans in the stands. Texas’ Roschon Johnson (2) runs up the field for a big play as the Oklahoma defense gives chase during the second half in the Red River Showdown at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Being locked in a house is no fun. We were on course for there to be sports again.Coaches, ADs and conference commissioners are doing everything possible for there to still be college sports.
There was angst from all four college basketball coaches I spoke with for a column last week.“We’re fighting uphill now all of a sudden because of what’s happened in the last two or three weeks,” said OU coach Lon Kruger, whose players’ return to campus has been delayed more than once because of concerns related to the virus.“We were going to bring them back today, actually,” ORU coach Paul Mills said last Monday, “but over the course of the last two weeks in Oklahoma you’ve seen numbers spike. Please subscribe to keep reading. And that inaction both by the NCAA and a Power Five conference kept alive hope that Texas and Oklahoma might still meet at the Cotton Bowl in October.Earlier this month the State Fair of Texas was canceled for 2020 due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. Florida State cut 25 jobs from its athletic department. Photo by IAN MAULE/Tulsa World You must be a full digital subscriber to read this article. A switch to that format would still allow Texas and Oklahoma to play on the original date of Oct. 10.Nick Moyle is a New Jersey native and an alum of Rutgers University and Indiana University’s National Sports Journalism Center. But that didn’t preclude UT and OU from playing at Fair Park even if fans aren’t permitted in the stadium.On Friday, Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said both programs still planned on holding their annual rivalry game in Dallas this season.“We have a contract to play the game in the Cotton Bowl, and so at this point that’s what we plan to do,” Castiglione said during an appearance on Norman’s The Big 12 is one of several conferences considering moving to a “plus-one” model this season, featuring a full conference slate along with one non-conference game. “Listening to the medical experts is a pretty good bet for all of us. I wear a mask,” Boynton said. But that didn’t preclude UT and OU from playing at Fair Park even if fans aren’t permitted in the stadium.On Friday, Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said both programs still planned on holding their annual rivalry game in Dallas this season.“We have a contract to play the game in the Cotton Bowl, and so at this point that’s what we plan to do,” Castiglione said during an appearance on Norman’s The Big 12 is one of several conferences considering moving to a “plus-one” model this season, featuring a full conference slate along with one non-conference game. The Oklahoman fileResignation hasn’t set in for Joe Castiglione. Photo by IAN MAULE/Tulsa World