Updated College Football Schedule as Ole Miss-Oklahoma, More Games Impacted by FAA Flight Stoppage
Bleacher Report • • sports
Key Points:
- The FAA's nationwide flight grounding on Friday due to a telecommunications outage has caused significant travel delays, impacting eight college football games' start times this weekend.
- The Mississippi vs. Oklahoma game was postponed from Saturday 4:15 p.m. ET to Sunday 1 p.m. ET, with ticket holders offered free admission to other Central Oklahoma sporting events.
- Several games on Saturday had adjusted kickoff times, including Kansas vs. West Virginia moved earlier to 3:30 p.m. ET, Auburn vs. Mississippi State at 4:15 p.m. ET, and Utah vs. Arizona delayed to 10:30 p.m. ET.
- The travel disruption affected teams' ability to depart on schedule, notably Ole Miss, which could not leave Friday night and will travel Saturday afternoon, causing the game delay.
- Over 15,000 U.S. flights were delayed or canceled due to the grounding, with nearly 3,000 Saturday flights also expected to be impacted, influencing college football travel plans.
