Oklahoma State’s road to repeating as Big 12 champions was supposed to start on Friday night in Norman. But just hours before the pandemic-shortened season was set to kick off, 2020 struck again.
OSU announced its soccer opener against Oklahoma in Norman would be postponed due to COVID-19 precautions.
A release from Oklahoma State explained the rationale for the change on such short notice.
The decision was made when the number of positive COVID-19 tests and contacts on OU’s team exceeded the Big 12 Conference’s minimum standard for competition, which state that teams must have 14 student-athletes available to play, including at least one goalkeeper.