Many fans have missed having the Bedlam rivalry annually on the football field since its extinction in 2023, but apparently not as much as the Norman and Stillwater economies have.
Norman mayor Stephen Tyler Holman announced Tuesday during a city council meeting that he and Stillwater mayor Will Joyce joined forces to co-author a piece of legislation that would make it a state law that Oklahoma and Oklahoma State meet in football every year in a home-and-home series. The mayors used economic development for both towns as the reason to require Bedlam and, according to Holman, the bill did not have any pushback, so will now go to the state legislature for consideration.