He had not been able to practice all week until the Friday prior to the game.

Prior to the game, the two teams had only met twice, in 1988 and 1987.

Overall, the series record prior to the game was 1-1-1.

The coach or manager can explain this to the other team prior to the game.

The weekend prior to the game, however, he withdrew from the team.

He can be found walking around the perimeter of the ground prior to the game.

Due to one player dropping out prior to the game, the season started with 19 players.

A national player of the year award is also presented the night prior to the game.

These are the selected teams as they were announced prior to the game.

Prior to the game, Oklahoma was favored by 6 points.