Ole Miss-Oklahoma Was Moved to Sunday and the Sooners Are NOT Happy About It

Following the FAA ground stop on Friday, many college football teams across the country were scrambling to get to their destinations in time for games on Saturday. Most were able to eventually fly with minimal disruptions to game times, but Ole Miss was unable to leave on Friday, leading to the Rebels' game at Oklahoma being moved to Sunday.

And OU is livid about it.

In a statement, Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny said, "We were told that Ole Miss explored every avenue to travel to Norman and play on Saturday as planned. But, unlike every other team traveling for competition tomorrow, they were unable to find a solution. After multiple conversations with the league office, Commissioner Sankey informed us of his decision to move our game to Sunday, over our strong objection. After continued discussions, he further informed us that our failure to play on Sunday at the directed time would result in a forfeit."

That's as close to, "Fuck you," as you're going to get from a school administrator talking about the conference commissioner.

And I get it, the logistics of moving a game back 24 hours are a nightmare, especially for all the fans who traveled from out of town to be there. But this was a pretty extraordinary circumstance and I have to imagine Ole Miss would have preferred to play on Saturday also if it was at all feasible.

This explanation may help explain why the Rebels would not have been able to play until Sunday:

It's unfortunate that fans and stadium workers will be negatively impacted by this disruption. Nobody wants to have to deal with all that and then have a short week to prepare for their next game. But I, for one, am looking forward to having this game at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday when there would otherwise be no football on television.