When would BYU play Baylor if game is delayed? - BYU Cougars Wire
Currently, the Baylor football team's plane has not taken off due to a communications issue that has grounded every plane in the country. Baylor is scheduled to play at BYU on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. MT on FOX. It is not just the Bears football team that needs to get to Provo, but the production staff for FOX as well needs to be there to be able to put on the broadcast.
However, what happens if that game has to be delayed or even pushed to a different day, like Sunday?
The game being moved to a later time on Saturday is not a big deal. The weather is not going to be too much of an issue for Saturday. It will be getting colder in the 40s and there is potential for rain and mountain snow, but nothing would preclude the game from being played in the evening hours.
However, if the game can't be played on Saturday, this is where a massive issue comes into play because BYU can not play a football game, or have any official school activity on a Sunday due to religious reasons.
Exodus 20:8: “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” And in Genesis 2:3: “And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had crested from all his work which God created and made.”
So, this would be a giant roadblock to playing on Sunday. The NCAA already helps out BYU to make sure games aren't on Sunday, including adjusting the Women's NCAA Tournament final in soccer to not feature Sunday play, and the NCAA Tournament in basketball will make necessary changes as well.
It would be unprecedented for BYU to forfeit the game if they do not play on Sunday. If the game gets delayed due to Baylor not being able to fly into Utah at a decent hour, then decisions will need to be made by the NCAA and the Big 12.
The next day a game could be played is Monday, but then that causes issues for Week 12 when BYU travels to Kansas and Baylor hosts Texas Tech.
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