{"id":753726,"date":"2025-12-11T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/?post_type=newspack_nl_cpt&#038;p=753726"},"modified":"2025-12-10T16:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T22:13:31","slug":"education-watch-ou-norman-cancel-school-for-football-playoff-game","status":"publish","type":"newspack_nl_cpt","link":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/newsletter\/education-watch-ou-norman-cancel-school-for-football-playoff-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Watch: OU, Norman Cancel School for Football Playoff Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-small-font-size\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>This article was originally delivered to subscribers of our Education Watch newsletter.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/newsletters\/\">Sign up<\/a>&nbsp;now to receive Education Watch directly in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The University of Oklahoma canceled classes, closed campus and moved up final exams to avoid a clash with the Dec. 19 College Football Playoff game between the Sooners and Alabama. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>OU changed the schedule for final exams, which were planned to wrap up that day. Campus buildings not related to gameday will be closed, except the library, student union and campus dining. The university made the adjustments to accommodate traffic, parking and safety measures for the game, which kicks off at 7 p.m., reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/news\/education\/campus\/2025\/12\/09\/ou-final-exams-changed-due-to-college-football-playoff-game-vs-alabama\/87679299007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Oklahoman<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Norman Public Schools, the state&#8217;s 8th largest school district, also canceled classes on the 19th and rescheduled its basketball game between Norman High School and Norman North High School up a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OU&#8217;s fall graduation ceremonies will be held as planned on Saturday, Dec. 20 at Lloyd Noble Center, the university said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-small-font-size\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-medium-font-size\">\u2014 Jennifer Palmer<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oerb.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Powered-by-the-people-of-Oklahoma-Oil-and-Natural-Gas.png?resize=600%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-736277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Powered-by-the-people-of-Oklahoma-Oil-and-Natural-Gas.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Powered-by-the-people-of-Oklahoma-Oil-and-Natural-Gas.png?resize=336%2C140&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Powered-by-the-people-of-Oklahoma-Oil-and-Natural-Gas.png?resize=400%2C167&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Powered-by-the-people-of-Oklahoma-Oil-and-Natural-Gas.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended Reading<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The number of degrees granted by Oklahoma\u2019s public&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/journalrecord.com\/tag\/higher-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">higher education<\/a>&nbsp;system continues to grow with a focus on workforce priorities. Meanwhile, the number of degree programs is shrinking as schools move to eliminate or suspend 62 low-producing programs. <a href=\"https:\/\/journalrecord.com\/2025\/12\/09\/oklahoma-higher-education-degree-program-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[The Journal Record]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kosu.org\/education\/2025-12-09\/dozens-of-oklahoma-higher-ed-degree-programs-on-chopping-block-after-regents-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[KOSU]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">For the first time in Epic Charter School\u2019s history, its next superintendent will be a newcomer hired from outside the virtual charter school. Epic\u2019s governing board voted Thursday to hire Shaun Ross from Oklahoma City Public Schools. <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomavoice.com\/2025\/12\/04\/epic-charter-school-hires-new-superintendent-from-okcps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[Oklahoma Voice]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Florida lost track of 30,000 students and could not account for $270 million in taxpayer funds to support the students in its taxpayer-funded school voucher program, the largest in the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2025\/12\/08\/florida-school-vouchers-audit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[The Washington Post]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=1800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-733889\" style=\"width:600px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=336%2C112&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=771%2C257&amp;ssl=1 771w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=1536%2C512&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=1200%2C400&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=1024%2C341&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=1568%2C523&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=400%2C133&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?resize=706%2C235&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-up-for-Ted-Streulis-Newsletter-4.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help Us Make a Difference<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Oklahoma needs high-quality investigative journalism. 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The University of Oklahoma canceled classes, closed campus and moved up final exams to avoid a clash with the Dec. 19 College Football Playoff game between the Sooners and Alabama. 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