`We`ve got to have football`: OU and OSU home games are vital for many business in Norman and Stillwater
(WorldNews Sport)

College football Saturdays are big business at O`Connell`s in Norman. OU fans pour into the historic Campus Corner bar and grill whether the Sooners are at home or on the road. It`s the same at Eskimo Joe`s in Stillwater for OSU fans. For home games, fans stream into not only restaurants but apparel stores, boutiques and other stores near the campuses. With the prospect of a season severely impacted — or even canceled or postponed — by the COVID-19 pandemic, business owners in these areas are trying to prepare for something that not only is unprecedented but unknown. “We`ve got to have football,” said Dustin MacDonald, owner of Chris` University Spirit in Stillwater. “You gotta pray and pray...