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As recently as 10 years ago, very few FBS schools made alcohol available to all fans during home football games.

Today, about 50 schools have chosen to sell beer — or beer and wine, as is the case at the University of Tulsa.

For years, drinks have been purchased by Oklahoma fans in suites or club seats, but alcohol was not an option for the rest of the fans in attendance.

Those are the fans who represent the great majority of a typical Sooners crowd of 86,000, and those are the fans who also will be served.

Texas and West Virginia are among major-college schools that sell beer during football games. Last year, Oklahoma State did it for the first time. OU is on the brink of following suit.

When they convene Friday in Norman, University of Oklahoma regents are expected to approve OU President Jim Gallogly’s recommendation that the university sustain its alcohol-sales operation in other sports and extend it now to include football.

Unless there is a surprise, beer would become an OU concession-stand staple during the 2019 season. Beer would be available to all fans on Sunday, Sept. 1, when the Sooners host Houston for the ABC-televised, prime-time opener at Memorial Stadium.