Last week, OU finally broke the silence and announced via press release that they are projecting 25 percent capacity for home football games next season.
The Austin American-Statesman’s Brian Davis reports that the 25 percent rule will carry over to OU-Texas, giving each school a 12.5 percent allotment.
It's also looking like 25% capacity will be in place for Texas-OU, per source. That would mean 12.5% to each school. Visiting teams are not expected to get ticket allotments at DKR-TMS.
— Brian Davis (@BDavisAAS) August 16, 2020
Based on the Cotton Bowl’s capacity of 92,100, each school can expect to receive around 11,500 tickets in 2020.
Let's do some math.
Cotton Bowl capacity: 92,100
OU/Texas allotment: 46,050CB at 25% capacity: 23,025
OU/Texas allotment: 11,512.5 #Sooners https://t.co/H1xTksTUgt— Eric Bailey (@EricBaileyTW) August 16, 2020
The crowd won’t be the only thing taking a less pronounced role at the 2020 edition of the Red River Showdown.
On July 7, the State Fair of Texas was canceled for the first time since World War II. Even in the fair’s absence, OU and Texas remain locked into the Cotton Bowl based on their contracts.
On Aug. 12, CBS Austin’s Bob Ballou reported that Fletcher’s Original Corny Dogs still plans to open a stand outside the game.
EASILY MY FAVORITE BREAKING NEWS STORY OF MY CAREER:
Fletcher’s Original Corny Dogs plans on opening on the Cotton Bowl grounds October 10th for Texas-OU@FletchersDogs is a Ballou family tradition (like all y’all, I know) pic.twitter.com/1GJTXRIcr4
— Bob Ballou (@BobBallouSports) August 13, 2020
The same day, Davis reported that the fair is looking into a mini-Midway for fans in attendance. The game is currently slated for Oct. 10.
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