'Change at any moment' - Virus upends season for Big 12
FILE - West Virginia head coach Neal Brown looks on during an NCAA college football game against Kansas in Morgantown, W.Va., in this Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, file photo. Iowa State (7-2, 7-1 Big 12, No. 9 CFP) is home against West Virginia, which is coming off an unexpected open date after its scheduled home game last week against No. 13 Oklahoma was postponed because of positive COVID-19 cases inside the Sooners program.“We’ve done relatively well managing it here, but that could change at any moment,” Mountaineers coach Neal Brown said. “I’m not naive.”(William Wotring/The Dominion-Post via AP, File)

FILE - West Virginia head coach Neal Brown looks on during an NCAA college football game against Kansas in Morgantown, W.Va., in this Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, file photo. Iowa State (7-2, 7-1 Big 12, No. 9 CFP) is home against West Virginia, which is coming off an unexpected open date after its scheduled home game last week against No. 13 Oklahoma was postponed because of positive COVID-19 cases inside the Sooners program.“We’ve done relatively well managing it here, but that could change at any moment,” Mountaineers coach Neal Brown said. “I’m not naive.”(William Wotring/The Dominion-Post via AP, File)

Dec. 03, 2020 11:49 AM EST
FILE - Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley, left, answers a question during a news conference in Norman, Okla., as Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops, right, looks on, in this Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, file photo. Former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops returned to the practice field this week to help his successor, Lincoln Riley, after virus issues led the five-time defending Big 12 champions to pause team activities last week, and postpone a game at West Virginia. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File

FILE - Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley, left, answers a question during a news conference in Norman, Okla., as Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops, right, looks on, in this Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, file photo. Former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops returned to the practice field this week to help his successor, Lincoln Riley, after virus issues led the five-time defending Big 12 champions to pause team activities last week, and postpone a game at West Virginia. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File

Dec. 03, 2020 11:57 AM EST
FILE - Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman walks off the field after a win over TCU in an NCAA college football game in Fort Worth, Texas, in this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, file photo. While the Big 12 made it through November only having to reschedule three conference games _ all the makeups are scheduled Dec. 12 _ every team has faced weekly and even daily uncertainty of which players and staff members, all being tested three times a week for COVID-19, might be available for practices or games.“I cross my fingers each time we have tests,” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said.(AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File)

FILE - Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman walks off the field after a win over TCU in an NCAA college football game in Fort Worth, Texas, in this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, file photo. While the Big 12 made it through November only having to reschedule three conference games _ all the makeups are scheduled Dec. 12 _ every team has faced weekly and even daily uncertainty of which players and staff members, all being tested three times a week for COVID-19, might be available for practices or games.“I cross my fingers each time we have tests,” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said.(AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File)

Dec. 03, 2020 11:52 AM EST
FILE - Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell reacts on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Ames, Iowa, in this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, file photo. Iowa State won 31-15. Big 12-leading Iowa State is on the verge of getting into its first conference championship game in any league. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell reacts on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Ames, Iowa, in this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, file photo. Iowa State won 31-15. Big 12-leading Iowa State is on the verge of getting into its first conference championship game in any league. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Dec. 03, 2020 11:45 AM EST