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The perfect storm for college football

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Try this scenario on for size: It’s the afternoon of Sept. 10, two days before OU’s big game against Tennessee.

The anticipation for this long-awaiting game gets a kick in the gut when news has come out of the OU football program that an offensive lineman has tested positive for COVID-19.

One player. Just one player. He can’t be named because of privacy rules.

OU’s entire group of offensive linemen, who all train closely, must be quarantined for two weeks, up until Sept. 24, two days before the Army game in New York.

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Campus Corner closed down during the coronavirus quarantine.

Pandemic: A new normal for Sooners and all of college football in 2020

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We’re always hearing about the new normal.

We’re also all wondering how the college football season in general, and the University of Oklahoma in particular, will emerge on the other side of the Covid-19 pandemic. What’s their new normal?

Questions are abundant.

How will the sport evolve with canceled spring practices and delayed preseason drills? How about eligibility issues for players who are leveraging their college experience for NFL paydays?

How about the health concerns of late teens and 20-somethings colliding with blood, sweat and tears flying everywhere?

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