Like many college football programs around the nation, the Sooners have decided to move away from a traditional spring scrimmage.

It appears that the age of “spring games” in college football is coming to an end, as the Oklahoma Sooners became the latest program to cancel their spring game.

For decades, the spring game has been an annual tradition for several college football programs. It is a great way to conclude spring training and gives fans a preview of football before the fall season begins.

The Sooners are the latest program of several to scrap the annual spring football game tradition, and will instead host a fan-based event on April 12.

The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department announced it will debut a new fan-centric football event at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium to replace OU's traditional spring game. "Crimson Combine" will be held Saturday,