Ole Miss–Oklahoma Moved to Sunday, Sooners AD: Decision ‘Isn’t Fair’
Ole Miss–Oklahoma has been rescheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
The SEC announced on Friday night that the Ole Miss-Oklahoma college football game has been rescheduled to Sunday at 1 p.m. ET due to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) nationwide ground stop. The original match was set for 4:15 p.m. Saturday, but Ole Miss was unable to find suitable accommodations through their contracted charter company.
Oklahoma's Assistant AD Roger Denny expressed dissatisfaction with the rescheduled date, stating that Ole Miss had exhausted all means to travel to Norman for the game on Saturday. He also noted that unlike other teams, Ole Miss was unable to secure a solution. The National Football League and College Football Playoff Commissioner Greg Sankey informed Denny that Oklahoma would be awarded a forfeit if they did not play on Sunday.
The FAA imposed the ground stop on Friday afternoon due to safety concerns stemming from a temporary communications outage. The stop was lifted at 8:15 p.m. after a four-hour delay, causing disruptions to numerous college football games across the nation, including six Saturdays.
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