As talks about the upcoming college football season continue to ramp up, fans are itching to know if they will be allowed to enter the gates to see their favorite teams play.
The University of Oklahoma has yet to make any official statement or even hint at how many or if fans will be allowed at all at home games. One game for sure can allow fans at stands, and it may be the most important one of the year for Oklahoma fans.
The governor of Texas, Greg Abott, announced on Wednesday that athletic stadiums can seat at 50 percent capacity, which would allow fans at OU-Texas.
“Stadiums, whether it be where the Mavericks play or the Texas Rangers play or the Dallas Cowboys play, will be able to seat [at] 50% capacity,” Abbott said on Wednesday.
This isn’t the end all be all to having fans at one of the most historic scenes and games in all of sports as nothing has officially been announced by Oklahoma or Texas if fans will be allowed.
The Cotton Bowl, which is right in the middle of the Texas State Fair, holds 92,100 fans. That means at the maximum that 46,050 fans could attend the game given Abbott’s order on Wednesday. The 50 percent capacity number could also raise or lower given the parameters of the coronavirus pandemic come Oct.
Oklahoma and Texas are scheduled to play the annual rivalry game on Oct. 10.
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