The showdown between the No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners and West Virginia on Saturday has been canceled due to the Mountaineers shutting football operations for a week.
The game between No. 11 Oklahoma and West Virginia won’t be played on Saturday after the Mountaineers had to pause team operations for the next week due to COVID.
While Oklahoma fans may be bummed right now, the Sooners have still clinched a berth in the Big-12 Championship Game against Iowa State to be played on Saturday, Dec. 19. The game will not be rescheduled.
Oklahoma-West Virginia cancelation has no bearing on Big 12 Championship Game
In a statement released by the university, West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons said the positive COVID-19 cases and contact tracing within the team led to the decision to shut operations down. At the same time, Lyons said not having the student-athletes take the field is tough for the program.
“Our intent is to get this spread under control as soon as possible for the health and safety of all involved,” Lyons said via the statement. “We are beyond disappointed not to play our final home game of the season and honor our seniors, but we need to act now and reevaluate our situation after Dec. 17.”
The Sooners will now begin their preparation for the Big-12 Championship Game against No. 7 Iowa State next weekend.
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