Oklahoma's road date with West Virginia called off

Oklahoma Sooners and West Virginia Mountaineers will not play this Saturday after COVID-19 concerns in WVU program prompt cancellation

The Big 12 Conference announced Thursday morning that Oklahoma's game at West Virginia this Saturday has been cancelled.

🗓️ 🖊️#Big12FB 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚎 𝚞𝚙𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎: @OU_Football at @WVUfootball scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12 has been cancelled as WVU is shutting down its football operations for seven days.

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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) December 10, 2020

In a university press release, Oklahoma indicated that COVID-19 issues within the West Virginia program prompted the cancellation.

'In accordance with Big 12 Conference football game interruption guidelines, the Oklahoma at West Virginia game scheduled for Dec. 12 has been canceled as WVU is shutting down its football operations for seven days," read the release.

The Sooners had already locked up a berth in the Big 12 championship game with their victory last weekend over Baylor. They'll face off with Iowa State for the conference title on Dec. 19 at AT&T Stadium.

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