Saturday’s Oklahoma-Tulane college football game has moved from New Orleans to Oklahoma due to the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, the two schools announced Monday.
Tulane was to be Oklahoma’s No. 2 host on the Yulman Stadium campus. A shelter order on the Tulane campus remained Monday morning as the university’s damage assessment and recovery team began its preliminary assessment.
The Green Wave football team has moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where it will practice throughout the week before traveling to Oklahoma. Saturday’s game is scheduled for noon ET.
“At this extraordinarily difficult time for the people of Louisiana, we want to do our little part helping Tulane with the game this weekend,” Oklahoma President Joseph Harroz Jr. said in a statement. “While we regret that we need to welcome him, we will welcome the Tulane family this Saturday with open arms and a heavy heart. We hope this event is a small way we can help relieve the stress he is suffering. the university currently.
“Our thoughts and prayers will continue to be accompanied by all those affected and those who help with relief and recovery in the coming weeks and months.”
Tulane will determine the plan for the rest of his immediate schedule later. The Green Wave is scheduled to host Morgan State on September 11th.
Saturday’s game is the second in a series of three games between the programs, which was played in 2017 in Oklahoma and will be played again in Norman in 2024. The two schools have agreed to work together to identify a date in a future season to do lost a game in New Orleans, according to Monday’s statement.
Due to the short notice of the move and the inability to gather a full squad for the game, only the bottom bowl of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium will be used to seat fans. Tulane will remain the home team and will receive the proceeds from ticket sales.