'I think a lot of that will be determined by our country's response to this and how serious every single person takes it. Hopefully we, as a country, can do the best we can.' Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said.
“I feel by September, the world is going to need football,” the Oklahoma football coach said Tuesday on a conference call with reporters. “Hopefully, I think a lot of that will be determined by our country’s response to this and how serious every single person takes it. Hopefully we, as a country, can do the best we can.”
Riley, like plenty of other coaches around the country, is still adjusting to the strange reality of a world without sports. His Sooners were scheduled to be almost halfway through spring football by now. Instead, the team is scattered around the country and in-person workouts are prohibited as the country works to slow the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It just doesn’t give me anxiety right now,” Riley said of the loss of quarterback reps. “These guys, I’ve been in the meeting room with them for a long time. I’ve seen them play, seen them practice, seen how they prepare and just getting a feel for their knowledge of what we’re doing. I’ve got a lot of confidence in those two.”
Riley said some players are starting to return to Norman, “just because they’re ready to be back in their places right now” but estimated that 80-85% of the Sooners remained at home. Sunday, the Big 12 released guidelines allowing for programs to conduct two hours of virtual meetings each week and to send athletes both strength and conditioning plans and limited equipment and apparel.
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