The Oklahoma Sooners' football season opener against Temple has been rescheduled from Saturday, Aug. 31 to Friday, Aug. 30. This change was made to allow ESPN to televise the game in a primetime slot, marking the first Friday night home game in the stadium's history.
Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione: "We were asked to consider moving up the season opener by a day so ESPN could televise our first game as a member of the SEC in a primetime window. It's a unique and exciting opportunity for us, as it will be our first Friday night game in the historyโฆ https://t.co/4U5xQLrWNT
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Oklahoma football's Week 1 game vs. Temple has moved from Saturday Aug. 31 to Friday, Aug. 30, will be on ESPN. It'll be the first Friday night home game in stadium history.
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The Temple-Oklahoma football season opener has been move from Saturday, Aug. 31 to Friday, Aug. 30. The game will kick off at 7 ET and air on ESPN.