Oklahoma-Tulane to be relocated due to Hurricane Ida?

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Report: Oklahoma-Tulane game to be relocated due to Hurricane Ida

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 8/30/21

Saturday's NFL preseason finale between the New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals had to be canceled because of Hurricane Ida. It seems the storm will also impact the first college football Saturday of September.

According to Adam Rittenberg of ESPN, Saturday's showdown between the No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners and Tulane Green Wave set to occur at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans will be relocated because of the aftermath of the storm. Tulane athletic director Troy Dannen took to Twitter to somewhat refute the report:

I can confirm no decision on the football game this week has been finalized. #unnamedsources https://t.co/2Bve52rqXm
— Troy Dannen (@Tulane_AD) August 30, 2021

Rittenberg wrote that Tulane "has contingency plans" to play Saturday's matchup currently scheduled to begin at noon ET in Oklahoma. Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione addressed the matter this past Friday:

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— Joe Castiglione (@soonerad) August 28, 2021

Tulane is currently practicing in Birmingham, Ala. ahead of Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Saints may have to open their regular season "hosting" the Green Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, if they're not cleared to play in New Orleans by Sept. 12.

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