NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 07: A general view of Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium before the football game between the South Dakota Coyotes and Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 7, 2019 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley has said that July 1 would be early enough for the Sooners to return to training and conditioning workouts, and he’s sticking to that story.
The Big 12 announced last week that football players of its member institutions could begin returning to campus for voluntary workouts and weight-room use, without coaches present, beginning June 1.