The Big 12 conference announced its forfeiture rules on Tuesday ahead of the 2021 college football season.
According to a statement provided by the Big 12, if a conference game is canceled due to a team not having enough players—due to COVID-19 or for any reason—that team will forfeit and will be credited with a loss in the conference standings. The opponent will earn a win in conference standings.
Both teams will be deemed to have played the game for purposes of conference standings only. In addition, a "forfeit can be declared at any point before a completed contest and when possible could occur prior to the visiting team commencing travel", the statement read.