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BREAKING: West Virginia vs. Oklahoma Game Postponed Due to COVID-19 Outbreak on Sooners Team

The Big 12 Conference today announced that the West Virginia-Oklahoma football game scheduled for this Saturday, Nov. 28, will be postponed to Saturday, Dec. 12. OU has temporarily shut down football activities after multiple positive COVID-19 tests in the squad.

Bruce Feldman of FOX Sports reported the OU news shortly after this announcement from the conference.

The Sooners have temporarily paused organized team activities due to recent positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 25, 2020

When the conference released its revised schedule in August, it left the December 12 date open for all teams to allow for COVID-postponed games to take place on that date.