As Hurricane Ida began to make its way toward the south coast, athletic directors from the University of Oklahoma and Tulane University began to monitor the situation per a release from the athletic department late last week. As the category four hurricane made landfall, those contingencies have now been put into action.
With the Oklahoma Sooners season opener just six days away, and as Hurricane Ida wreaks havoc on New Orleans’ citizens and infrastructure, the game has been relocated.
Per a report from Curtis Fitzpatrick of Fox 24 and WWLS The Sports Animal out of Oklahoma City, the Sooners will now be playing their season opener in Norman.
Being told, Saturday’s OU-Tulane game will indeed be moved to Norman. Official announcement coming soon.
— Curtis Fitzpatrick (@cfitzfox) August 30, 2021
Though there hasn’t been an official announcement from the universities at this point, this is the only decision that seems reasonable if they wanted to play the game.
While there will be a change of venue, it’s likely that the game will stay at the same time, 11:00 a.m. CST as it was originally slated for ABC.
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