The Big 12 conference has been quite vocal in terms of wanting to continue the upcoming college football season as scheduled.
There’s been buzz about a season potentially being moved to the spring, but the timelines for athletes and schedule conflicts elsewhere make that nearly impossible to do. The most realistic idea is to remove the nonconference opponents from the schedule entirely, which would shorten the season and limit travel.
However, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte and the Big 12 are working together to salvage those nonconference games if they’re still able to compete under the necessary health and safety measures.
The Associated Press recently announced that the Longhorns are currently preparing for 50% capacity at home football games this fall. At times during the COVID-19 outbreak, it appeared a very real possibility that fans would not be allowed to attend any games this season.
Del Conte emailed season-ticket holders on Monday to let them know that the university is following state guidelines on social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. At the moment, Texas is still preparing to play a full season that is scheduled to begin on Sept. 5.
The Big 12 has not yet conformed to the decisions by the Big Ten and Pac-12 to play only conference games. In terms of high school football in the state of Texas, the UIL reported on Tuesday that conferences 5A-6A are not able to begin the games until Sept. 24.