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‘We have options out there’: Oklahoma State football seeking opponent for opener after losing Oregon State

The Cowboys lost their opening kickoff opponent. According to Scott Wright of the Oklahoman, they do have options.

After meeting with Big 12 leaders on Tuesday, conference commissioner Bob Bowlsby is encouraging the Cowboys and any other Big 12 teams who lost games because of the conference-games-only decisions last week by the Pac-12 and Big Ten conferences to continue seeking potential replacement opponents in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Because of the decision by the Pac-12, Oregon State had to pull out of the Sept. 3 season opener against Oklahoma State.

“Until we’re told different, we want to play a full season, so we’re going to do what we can to have 12 games,” said Oklahoma State associate athletic director Chad Weiberg, who oversees the Cowboys’ scheduling.

BYU is one of the obvious choices on the board. The Cougars lost five opponents because of the Big Ten and Pac-12 decisions, including the opener against Utah.

“BYU is actively working on a variety of scheduling alternatives,” associate athletic director Duff Tittle told the Salt Lake Tribune this week.

JD Spielman headed to TCU

The TCU Horned Frogs added another transfer with former Nebraska wide receiver JD Spielman.

Former Nebraska receiver JD Spielman is transferring to TCU, multiple sources confirmed to HornedFrogBlitz late Saturday night. TCU has been the rumored favorite destination for several weeks.

The big question on every Frog fan’s mind is whether or not Spielman will see the field immediately this season. In order to play, Spielman was applying for a waiver to play immediately. There’s good news on that front as well as sources also told HFB that Spielman’s waiver request to play immediately in 2020 has been granted.

Spielman left Nebraska before spring practices started and Cornhusker fans had known the inevitable transfer was coming.

Iowa State AD estimates $40 million revenue loss with no fall sports

With no fall sports as a possibility, Iowa State much like other schools are set to lose most of their revenue.

In an open letter to the Iowa State community released Monday, Pollard also added that the university itself stands to lose millions as well as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. He said the revenue loss for its educational fund for the 2021 fiscal year is $41 million.

Since the start of the pandemic in the U.S. through Aug. 23, 2020, the revenue losses and costs at the university are estimated to be an additional $73 million.

“Some people have incorrectly framed the issue as safety versus revenue generation. The simple fact is that reality lies somewhere in the middle,” Pollard wrote. “As leaders, we remain committed to safety first.”