CeeDee has already made Dallas Cowboy Stadium his place
After a long drive from Norman I stepped on the hotel elevator about 8:30 pm in the Dallas suburb Los Colinas, looking forward to the deep pillows the Omni Mandalay had waiting for me.
I had passed dozens of college kids I recognized in the lobby.
Previously unknown to me I had booked a room at OU’s team hotel the night before the 2018 Big 12 Championship.
Sooners were everyone when I arrived and checked in. Kyler Murray was on a bench with his parents eating carry out. His offensive line was near the lobby piano, in not what you would call a raucous carrying on, but it was a lively conversation just the same.
Pandemic: A new normal for Sooners and all of college football in 2020
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?