Oklahoma has officially lost its second non-conference game due to the coronavirus pandemic.
When the SEC moved to a conference-only schedule, the Sooners second game of the 2020 season against Tennessee was officially canceled. Although Monday’s Big 12 decision didn’t rule out Army traveling to Oklahoma again, it made the potential of the Sept. 26 matchup much more difficult.
And now, it is officially canceled, Army announced in a press release on Tuesday.
“We are disappointed to lose Oklahoma from our schedule this season, however we respect the Big 12’s difficult decision,” said Army Director of Athletics Mike Buddie. “I am saddened for our players, coaches, alumni and fans to miss out on what has been such a highly anticipated contest since it was first announced. Given the rapidly changing environment in college athletics, we’ve been working on numerous contingency plans in the event of decisions like this, and have already begun the process of finding a future date to host the Sooners.”
That means Oklahoma has another open date it can move the Missouri State game to, its only remaining non-conference game currently scheduled for Aug. 29. The Big 12 Conference’s decision on the start of a season will have a lot to say in regards to when that game is being played.
The Bears have open dates on their schedule on Sept. 5 and Sept. 26. It has yet to be determined if the Sooners will attempt to move their only non-conference game to one of those dates.
According to Army’s press release, Oklahoma and Army will be looking to schedule a future matchup to makeup this cancelation.
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