Ole Miss has been put through the wringer over the past week, and Friday’s FAA shutdown only made things tougher for the Rebels. According to Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports, Ole Miss will head to Oklahoma and kick off against the Sooners at 12:00 p.m. CT at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
Following an unprecedented day of schedule switchups in college football, Ole Miss will now play its make-or-break game in Norman on Sunday, marking a rare second game of the season on a Sunday for the Rebels.
Ole Miss was originally scheduled to depart Oxford on Friday ahead of Saturday’s 3:15 p.m. CT kickoff. However, a nationwide ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration prevented the team from taking off. The FAA’s decision followed a communications outage that affected air traffic control centers nationwide, grounding departing flights for more than four hours.
A Problem Not Limited to The Rebels
Ole Miss was not alone in its travel troubles. Several programs nationwide had to reconsider their travel plans, with some opting for lengthy bus rides rather than waiting for flights to resume. Tennessee, Texas, Baylor, Utah and Washington were among the programs dealing with travel complications ahead of their respective matchups…