With college football in 2020 still hanging in the balance, OU’s season has already taken a significant hit.
OU is currently scheduled to travel to West Point, NY, in week four to face Army. Should that game happen, the teams will be playing in an empty stadium.
On Tuesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned fans from attending any sporting events in New York.
Syracuse will not be allowed to have fans for home football games following announcement by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo banning fans from sporting events in state
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 21, 2020
Of course, this ruling will only come into effect if the game is actually played. With the Big Ten and Pac-12 recently switching to a conference-only format for the 2020 season, that is no guarantee.
Here’s a look into what a Big-12 only schedule could look like for OU.
This game is particularly challenging because there are no airports in West Point. OU was likely planning to fly into JFK or LaGuardia before traveling to West Point via ground.
New York has received 5,072 new cases in the last seven days. That mark is only slightly higher than Oklahoma’s count of 4,688.
Cuomo also announced on Tuesday that travelers from 31 different states, including Oklahoma, must quarantine for 14 days before entering New York.
Oklahoma’s matchup with Army is the second half a home-and-home which began with a game in Norman in 2018.
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