Oklahoma State — KU’s 2nd Big 12 opponent — reschedules conference opener because of Cowboys’ COVID issues

By Matt Tait     Dec 27, 2021
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Members of the Kansas basketball team warm up Jan. 19, 2016, at Gallagher-Iba Arena, in Stillwater, Okla., prior to the Jayhawks' game at Oklahoma State.

Citing “basketball game threshold guidelines,” the Big 12 Conference on Monday announced that the Oklahoma State men’s basketball program’s conference opener against Texas has been moved to Jan. 13.

Originally scheduled for Saturday, when the rest of the conference opens Big 12 play, the game was moved because of COVID-19 issues with the OSU program, according to a Monday report in The Oklahoman.

Oklahoma State’s Big 12 opener — and next game — is now slated for Jan. 4, when the Cowboys play host to No. 6 Kansas at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Tipoff for that game is slated for 8 p.m. on ESPN2.

Like Kansas, the Cowboys’ most recent game took place Dec. 18, when they lost to Houston in a neutral-site contest in Fort Worth, Texas.

OSU (7-4) was supposed to play USC in Oklahoma City on Dec. 21, but that game was canceled because of COVID-19 issues within the Trojans’ program.

The Big 12 recently tweaked its 2021-22 season COVID-19 protocols to allow teams to adjust and better manage the surge of the omicron COVID-19 variant. Rather than the afflicted team being forced to forfeit in the event of a cancellation, the conference said efforts would be made to reschedule games impacted by the pandemic.

The Oklahoma State women’s program also canceled a Tuesday contest with Tulsa because of COVID-19 issues.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.