Perhaps compounded by violating specific policies on Tuesday, perhaps simply approaching the second half of the college football season with a more closed mindset, Oklahoma made the administrative decision to cancel regular media access on Wednesday. .
The head coach lincoln riley met with the media in person for its usual 30-minute noon press conference on Tuesday, but administration dropped normal Wednesday video conference calls with some players.
This change in procedure came one day after student reporters for the UO Daily reported on the quarterback’s evolving situation As it concerns spencer ratter and Caleb Williams. The Daily reported that he watched Tuesday’s practice from a building on campus near the football practice facility. The practice ground is across from the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Watching practice is a violation of the OU’s long-standing media policies, although those policies are not expressly written on the athletic department’s website, in the 2021 media guide, or in the OU’s weekly notes packet. pre-game.
Another change to the normal media routine this week: offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh followed Riley’s press conference, instead of the usual 20-minute session with the defensive coordinator Grumpy Alex.
OR created players Reggie Grimes and Marvin Mims available for Zoom calls on Tuesday afternoons.
Riley has met with a small group of local writers and columnists every Thursday this season, but that was also canceled this week, according to an email notice from an OU athletic department spokesperson. .
