The North Texas-Houston football game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed, the fourth season opener the Cougars have been unable to play due to the coronavirus pandemic.
North Texas said in a statement Wednesday that four positive COVID-19 tests this week, and subsequent contact tracing, left the Mean Green unable to field a team for the game. Both schools are looking to reschedule if possible.
Houston has previously had opening games against Rice, Memphis and Baylor postponed or canceled. In all four cases, Houston's opponents had coronavirus issues that did not allow them to play.
On Monday, Houston coach Dana Holgorsen was asked about all the game postponements and cancellations, saying, "Unfortunately, those games weren't played, but it's 2020, and we're used to this crap. So we're gonna get ready to go play North Texas."
