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UA-OU in 2020? Long sends feeler

FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas' search for a marquee neutral site football game in 2020 led to Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long checking in with an old friend, Oklahoma Athletic Director Joe Castiglione.

The Tulsa World on Monday reported that Long e-mailed Castiglione on June 24, 2014, inquiring about facing the Sooners in Houston during the 2020 season.

The World published the e-mail, citing its acquisition through an Open Records Act request.

In it, Long asks if Castiglione has entered into an agreement with a Jerry Jones-owned company to sell seats in Oklahoma's premium-seat expansion.

Then, Long wrote, "Also, do you have interest in playing the proposed FB game in Houston in I believe in 2020?