A rare nationwide shutdown of all departing flights Friday, Nov. 13, has left the Ole Miss team plane unable to leave for Oklahoma ahead of Saturday's OU footballgame against the Rebels.

Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter confirmed to the Clarion Ledger that the Rebels have been impacted by the FAA's nationwide ground stop order. The Rebels were set to leave earlier Friday.

The Sooners and Rebels are scheduled to kick off at 3:15 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network) from Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman.

The Federal Aviation Administration described the ground stop as being necessary "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”

The FAA had not provided any other details as of 5:45 p.m. Friday, but the alert came just a day after Microsoft dealt with unexplained global slowdowns and outages with its email and other online services.

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OU football schedule 2026

  • Week 1 | Friday, Sept. 4: OU 51, UTEP 0 | Box score
  • Week 2 | Saturday, Sept. 12: Michigan 17, OU 10 | Box score
  • Week 3 | Saturday, Sept. 19: OU 14, New Mexico 6 | Box score
  • Week 4 | Saturday, Sept. 26: Georgia 41, OU 13 | Box score
  • Week 5 | Bye week
  • Week 6 | Saturday, Oct. 10: OU 27, Texas 24 | Box score
  • Week 7 | Saturday, Oct. 17: Kentucky 21, OU 13 | Box score
  • Week 8 | Saturday, Oct. 24: OU 23, Mississippi State 15 | Box score
  • Week 9 | Saturday, Oct. 31: South Carolina 42, OU 25 | Box score
  • Week 10 | Saturday, Nov. 7: OU 23, Florida 7 | Box score
  • Week 11 | Saturday, Nov. 14: vs. Mississippi, 3:15 p.m. (SEC Network)
  • Week 12 | Saturday, Nov. 21: vs. Texas A&M, 11 a.m. (TBA)
  • Week 13 | Saturday, Nov. 28: at Missouri, between 2:30-3:30 p.m.

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