Updated College Football Schedule as Ole Miss-Oklahoma, More Games Impacted by FAA Flight Stoppage

The SEC postponed Ole Miss' game at Oklahoma to 1 p.m. ET Sunday after a nationwide FAA ground stop Friday afternoon halted departures for more than four hours. The game was originally scheduled for 4:15 p.m. ET Saturday at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. Ole Miss did not depart for Norman before the ground stop, and its contracted charter company could not accommodate a late-night departure afterward, the SEC said in a statement released late Friday night. Instead, the Rebels' departure was delayed until Saturday afternoon.

Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny said SEC commissioner Greg Sankey informed the school that failure to play on Sunday at the directed time would result in a forfeit. "Put simply, this decision isn't fair to our athletes, our institution, or to Sooner Nation. But we've been given no other choice," Denny said in a statement released at the same time as the SEC's. "We are obligated to play the game when directed, but we remain steadfast in our belief that the wrong outcome was reached this evening."

Denny said Oklahoma began communicating with Ole Miss and conference officials as soon as it learned of the travel problems Friday. "We were told that Ole Miss explored every avenue to travel to Norman and play on Saturday as planned," he said. "But, unlike every other team traveling for competition tomorrow, they were unable to find a solution." Denny also criticized the decision's impact on fans who had arranged travel, accommodations and plans around the originally scheduled game.

The FAA ground stop disrupted travel across college football, with No. 2 Utah, No. 6 Texas, No. 8 Tennessee and numerous other programs affected ahead of Saturday's games. Auburn's game at Mississippi State was also pushed back, from noon ET to 4:15 p.m. ET Saturday. Other games with adjusted kickoff times included Arizona State-UCF, Baylor-BYU, Utah-Arizona and Washington-Michigan State.

No. 19 Ole Miss enters the matchup at 6-3 overall and 4-3 in SEC play after a 42-7 loss to Georgia. Oklahoma is 5-4 and 3-3 in the conference following a 23-7 win at Florida. The Rebels have won all three meetings between the programs, including a 34-26 victory in Norman last season.