Thanks for doing that legwork. I wonder where the rest of the B1G states stand. I'm also betting the denser the surrounding population the higher the reluctance to play.Cases per million people...
Texas - 17,800
Iowa - 15,500
Oklahoma - 11,100
Kansas - 10,900
United States Average - 15,800
Louisiana (Highest) - 28,300
Vermont (Lowest) - 2,300
So no, Texas really isn't too far out of the mean...I imagine that they want to play football.