Friday the 13th is finally over, but the Oklahoma Sooners still don't know what their Saturday, or even Sunday, has in store.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a rare nationwide ground stop for all departing U.S. flights on Friday afternoon that delayed all flights for about four hours. The situation caused chaos throughout college football, as multiple teams had their travel delayed while trying to fly to their game-day destination, including Ole Miss, which is scheduled to play the Sooners at 3:15 p.m. CT on Saturday in Norman.
Once the ground stop was lifted just before 7:30 p.m., many teams quickly boarded a plane to leave, while others had already gotten on a bus to get to their destination the old-fashioned way, but not the Rebels.
OU and Ole Miss in standoff over Week 11 game
Ole Miss will not leave Oxford until Saturday, and with that, OU's game is now in limbo because the Rebels are reportedly fighting for it to be moved to Sunday, which the Sooners do not want. It should be as simple as just kicking off later on Saturday to accommodate the Rebels' less-than-two-hour flight from Oxford to Norman.
Ole Miss is not the only team to have its flight delayed until Saturday, and many games have been delayed for a later kickoff, but if OU-Ole Miss is pushed to Sunday, it would be the only game on the Week 11 slate that was actually rescheduled for a different day.
According to multiple reporters who cover Ole Miss, the game is expected to be played on Sunday, but nothing has been confirmed. SoonerScoop's George Stoia reported that it's ultimately out of OU's control and comes down to TV and SEC officials, but that should mean Ole Miss also shouldn't have a say.
The game is scheduled to be on SEC Network, and TV officials would likely prefer to keep the schedule intact as best they can and avoid competing with the NFL for an audience on Sunday afternoon.
Nothing is official yet, by the way. Hopefully soon. But OU doesn’t want this game moved to Sunday if possible. https://t.co/O7ZeyOHT3a
— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) November 14, 2026
The Rebels certainly deserve fault, considering they're the only team in this situation that hasn't been able to figure things out, but this egregious situation ultimately falls on the SEC and commissioner Greg Sankey. As of writing, it's after 11:30 p.m. in Oklahoma, and neither team nor fans have been given any answer about the game, now only hours away.
Stoia even reported that OU players were told to go to bed as if they would wake up on a game day, but there's doubt if that will actually happen.
OU is still staying at its team hotel in Norman tonight. Players were told to go to bed and prepare as if the game will be played at 3:15 p.m. CT tomorrow.
— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) November 14, 2026
Though, there is some skepticism that will actually happen at this point.
All of Sooner Nation, from the team, to fans, to those working at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, will go to bed having no idea if the Sooners will actually play or not on Saturday in a historically dumbfounding situation.
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