NORMAN — Taylor Goodman was excited to go to OU football’s season opener against Temple.
Two of his cousins, Cody and Caleb Henderson, are recently out of the military and the trio planned on making it a family event.
After the April announcement that the game would be played on Friday, Goodman was even more excited.
“I was gonna take off work, head down there, get some tickets and take the whole family down because I thought that was going to be a fun little trip. My brother lives in Moore so we wouldn’t have to drive very far to have a room to stay in.”
But when Goodman’s oldest son, Keagan, a freshman at Enid High School, was recently promoted to join the high school band, Goodman was faced with a dilemma.
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Enid’s football season opener against Ponca City is set for Friday night as well.
“So obviously as a dad, I have to choose to watch my kid or watch a college team 90 miles away and pay a lot more money,” Goodman said.
So he’ll be in the stands at Selby Stadium, watching Keagan perform and probably keeping track of the game through his phone, including texts conversations with his cousins — who are still going to the Sooners’ opener.
Goodman is far from the only one affected.
Sooners’ fans, campus officials, coaches, players and others affected by the game have had to switch up their routines to accommodate an unusual season opener.
There are plenty of high school games scheduled for Friday night, including metro area games at Edmond North, Del City, Midwest City and Bishop McGuinness among others.
While Friday’s game will be the 76th Sooners game on a Friday, it will be the first Friday night home game in program history.
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Publish date : 2024-08-30 10:15:17
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