The UH and Memphis football programs have agreed to postpone the game that was scheduled to take place on Sept. 18.
The decision to move the game comes after the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported that at least 20 people within the program had tested positive for COVID-19 and possibly 20 others are in quarantine after the Tigers’ game against Arkansas State.
The American Athletic Conference will work with Houston and Memphis to reschedule the game for a later date, according to the Houston Chronicle,
While the game between the Cougars and Tigers was supposed to be the season opener for UH, there is still a chance that Houston gets to kick off its season next week after Bruce Feldman, a reporter for Fox Sports and writer for The Athletic, in a Twitter post said Houston and Baylor are working to finalize a deal for a game in Waco.