Sep 26, 2020; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) throws during the first half against the Kansas State Wildcats at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
This has not been your grandfather’s — or your father’s, for that matter — kind of Oklahoma football year.
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned what otherwise would be a perfectly normal college football season completely on its ear. “Roster availability seems to change daily,” head coach Lincoln Riley said in his weekly press conference on Tuesday. There’s no question the coronavirus threat has dramatically changed weekday preparations and the way the Sooners conduct their football business this season.