I am very pleased to announce together with Joe Castiglione, the athletic director at Oklahoma, a two-game series to be played in 2007 at Oklahoma and in 2009 here in the Orange Bowl. Each of us has won a national title since 2000. This will be a great series played by two of college football's legendary teams. I'm pleased that the new 12-game schedule has allowed the playing of this game and several others which we have scheduled with Texas A&M and Ohio State.

The Athletic Department has been made aware of a private audio recording made two years ago by students in a residence hall, some of whom were student-athletes,

There were a lot of elements involved in the game. The players, the coaches, the fans particularly, allowing them to come to the game without the pressure of a storm coming down on us.

There were gusts of wind over 50 mph. We began to worry a little bit about the light towers and the fixtures. They had been certified, but we wanted to be sure.

A lot is on the table. We'll make the decision based on the best information we have available.

We're going to base it on the best information the National Hurricane Center and others have for us at that time. Our first priority is the safety of the players and of the fans. And we're pretty experienced at this.

While the recording was made privately, it was not intended for public distribution or use. To be clear, the University and the Athletic Department disapprove of the content and its references. To those who may hear this material, we apologize. Any students whose voices can be identified will be subject to appropriate discipline and/or counseling.

This will be a great series played by two of college football's legendary teams.

We want to begin getting continuity back in this community. It's important people have some entertainment and get their minds off all this for a few hours if possible.

We had gusts of winds in the Orange Bowl over 30 miles per hour out of the north, and we began to worry a little bit about the light towers and the fixtures. They had been certified, but we wanted to be sure. There wasn't any danger.