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SEC moves No. 19 Ole Miss-Oklahoma game to Sunday, Sooners' AD rips decision by Sankey

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 14). SEC moves No. 19 Ole Miss-Oklahoma game to Sunday, Sooners' AD rips decision by Sankey. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/sec-moves-no-19-ole-miss-oklahoma-game-to-sunday-sooners-ad-rips-decision-by-sankey/article_15740402-8140-56fa-b01b-a2c393f5b1f9.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-14 · by The Associated Press

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The SEC rescheduled the game between No. 19 Mississippi (6-3) and Oklahoma (5-4) from Saturday at 4:15 p.m. Eastern to Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern because the Ole Miss team could not secure a charter flight on Friday night following an FAA grounding of flights. Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny criticized SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey for the decision, claiming the university was forced to accept the move under the threat of a forfeit despite its "strong objection." The report focuses on the friction between the conference's logistics and Oklahoma’s stance that the move causes "unnecessary disruption and hardship" for fans and athletes.
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Topics

NORMAN Okla. Oklahoma Ole Miss SEC

Subjects

Oklahoma ORG · 4× SEC ORG · 4× Ole Miss ORG · 3× Denny PERSON · 2× NORMAN GPE · 2× FAA ORG · 1× Mississippi GPE · 1× Okla. GPE · 1× Oxford GPE · 1× The Southeastern Conference ORG · 1×

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“We were told that Ole Miss explored every avenue to travel to Norman and play on Saturday as planned,” Denny posted on X. “But unlike every other team traveling for competition tomorrow, they were unable to find a solution.”
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference announced late Friday that No. 19 Mississippi’s game at Oklahoma would be delayed a full day to Sunday in the aftermath of the FAA’s deicision to ground all flights.
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SEC moves No. 19 Ole Miss-Oklahoma game to Sunday, Sooners' AD rips decision by Sankey · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference announced late Friday that No. 19 Mississippi’s game at Oklahoma would be delayed a full day to Sunday in the aftermath of the FAA’s deicision to ground all flights. asserted
game → announce → flights
The SEC said the Ole Miss football team was unable to leave Oxford on Friday night. asserted
team → say → night
“After the stoppage was lifted, a late-night departure could not be accommodated by the charter company with which Ole Miss was contracted,” the SEC said. uncertain
SEC → lift → which
The Rebels (6-3) will now leave for Oklahoma (5-4) on Saturday afternoon. asserted
Rebels → leave → afternoon
The game originally scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Eastern will now kick off at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. asserted
game → schedule → Sunday
Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny ripped the decision, which he said was made by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey over the Sooners’ “strong objection.” asserted
he → rip → objection
He said the SEC threatened Oklahoma with a forfeit it did not agree to Sunday’s move. asserted
it → say → move
“We were told that Ole Miss explored every avenue to travel to Norman and play on Saturday as planned,” Denny posted on X. “But unlike every other team traveling for competition tomorrow, they were unable to find a solution.” asserted
they → tell → solution
He said the change would cause “unnecessary disruption and hardship” for fans. asserted
change → say → fans
“I understand that difficult decisions sometimes must be made under extraordinary circumstances,” Denny wrote. asserted
Denny → understand → circumstances
“Put simply, this decision isn’t fair to our athletes, our institution or to Sooner nation. asserted
decision → put → nation
But we’ve been given no other choice. ... asserted
we → give → choice
we remain steadfast in our belief that the wrong outcome was reached this evening.” asserted
outcome → remain → belief
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