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Oklahoma’s president Harroz ‘much more optimistic’ about football season

Newly appointed university president Joseph Harroz went on Sportstalk 1400 to discuss the possibility of a college football season.

Newly appointed university president Joseph Harroz went on Sportstalk 1400 to discuss the possibility of a college football season.

“I’m certainly much more optimistic today than I was even two weeks ago about what this season looks like,” Harroz told the voice of the Sooners Toby Rowland.

“It looks like we’re going to have this season,” said Harroz. “Obviously it’ll be a bit different, we don’t know the exact contours of it but our plan is to have the season. It’ll obviously be modified.”

With nine weeks until the Sooners are scheduled to kickoff against Missouri State on September 5, making sure the right protocol is put in place to help keep student-athletes safe is paramount to anything else right now.

Harroz has not written off the possibility of having fans in the stands come football season as he has constantly been in talks with OU Health Sciences Center as well as experts from across the nation regarding how the football season can look the most normal it can be while in a pandemic.

For the full interview, click here.

University of Oklahoma president believes sports will happen this fall

Harroz has had a consistent message to the university throughout the pandemic telling those who listen that the institution is doing…

It’s crunch time when it comes to football season.

Oklahoma’s interim president Joseph Harroz discussed the possibility of having college football this season amidst the COVID-19 pandemic at the university’s Board of Regents meeting Friday afternoon.

Harroz has had a consistent message to the university throughout the pandemic telling those who listen that the institution is doing everything it can to get back to normal while also using the utmost precaution and care when making decisions.

There is no doubt that football is at the forefront of everyone’s minds as summer approaches quickly and Harroz recognized that, saying “The intent is to have — and the belief right now — is that there will be sports in the fall.”

With spring football canceled and Big 12 Media Days being switched over to virtual meetings, the landscape looks unusual. However, for there to be football in the fall, the steps being made so far are keeping that wish a reality.

Oklahoma is set to kick off the 2020 season against Missouri State on September 5.

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