SEC moves Oklahoma-Ole Miss football game to Sunday after FAA travel halt, AD says forfeit threatened

The SEC announced that the football game between Oklahoma and Ole Miss will be played on Sunday instead of Saturday after the Federal Aviation Administration halted travel. Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny said the conference informed the university that refusing to play at the new time would result in a forfeit.

"We recognize the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the ground stoppage and understand the challenges it created for teams across the country. As soon as we learned of Ole Miss' travel issues, we immediately began communicating with their staff and our conference leadership. ... After multiple conversations with the league office, Commissioner Sankey informed us of his decision to move our game to Sunday, over our strong objection. ... our failure to play on Sunday at the directed time would result in a forfeit."

Denny added that the schedule change disrupts fans who had arranged travel and accommodations for a Saturday game and said the decision does not fairly consider the impact on athletes, the university, or supporters. He said the university will continue to advocate for its interests and will provide further information on logistics and fan accommodations on Saturday.