By The Oklahoma Sooners and Ole Miss game Saturday afternoon may be in jeopardy because an outage has forced the Federal Aviation Administration to ground thousands of flights nationwide. According to multiple reports, the Ole Miss Rebels didn't get off the ground in Oxford prior to the nationwide outage.
"The directive instructs all departing aircraft to remain on the ground until further notice," USA TODAY is reporting. "Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the ground stop followed a communication issue affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers."
According to Sam Hutchens of the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter confirmed the Rebels' flight was grounded by the FAA.
According to Google Maps, it would take the Ole Miss Football team roughly eight hours to make the drive from Oxford, Miss. to Norman, Okla. And that's if they aren't further delayed. It puts serious doubt on the game being played at its currently scheduled time.
Oklahoma and Ole Miss are scheduled to play in Norman at 3:15 p.m. CT in Week 11.
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