For the first time in 65 years, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will play football in different conferences in 2024.
The Sooners and Cowboys will bid farewell to one of college football’s most spirited in-state rivalries for the foreseeable future on Nov. 4, before Oklahoma moves on to the SEC. It’s a series that dates back to 1904 — three years before the state of Oklahoma was admitted to the Union.
However, according to Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione, the door might not be closed on a Bedlam renaissance in football.
“I’ve had really good conversations with [Oklahoma State athletic director Chad] Weiberg about it, and we’re going to play each other in a variety of sports going forward,” Castiglione told reporters Wednesday, per All Sooners. “We don’t have those dates yet on our schedule, but we’ve been talking about those. … I think in the end, that’ll end up happening.”
Castiglione noted that the Cowboys may be hamstrung by their nine-game Big 12 conference schedule.
“I’ll just offer this, too: that’s part of the reason we’re not able to find an opportunity to play Oklahoma State right now. They have a scheduling matrix that has been built on nine games, and they have contracts in place,” Castiglione said.
Notable future nonconference opponents for the Sooners at the moment include Tulane, Michigan and Nebraska. Notable opponents for Oklahoma State include Arizona State, Arkansas and Oregon.
Oklahoma leads the all-time football series against the Cowboys 91-19-7.
