Oklahoma will play Ole Miss on Sunday, despite its athletic director’s objections to both the Rebels’ travel explanation and the SEC’s decision to move the game.
Oklahoma vice president and director of athletics Roger Denny challenged the Rebels’ inability to reach Norman after Friday’s nationwide flight stoppage, then said SEC commissioner Greg Sankey warned Oklahoma that refusing to play at the rescheduled time would result in a forfeit.
“But, unlike every other team traveling for competition tomorrow,” Denny said in a statement released by Oklahoma, “they were unable to find a solution.”…