Auburn football’s game against Mississippi has been moved from 11 a.m. CT to 3:15 p.m. CT after a chaotic day for travel due to the nationwide FAA ground stop.
According to a press release from Auburn Athletics, the SEC approved the change of the start time from 11 a.m. CT to 3:15 p.m. CT after the Tigers’ travel plans were altered by the ground stop.
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The Tigers boarded their plane in Columbus, Georgia, on Friday afternoon but had to immediately disembark after the Federal Aviation Administration called a nationwide grounding of all flights due to a communications outage. The Tigers then traveled by bus to the team hotel in Tupelo, Mississippi, which altered the team’s itinerary.
Auburn and Alex Golesh will now get some extra rest as the game has moved to the afternoon broadcast window. Television details have not been worked out as of the time of this post. The game was originally supposed to air on ESPN 2.
A chance for Auburn to secure a bowl bid this season with a win against Mississippi State on Saturday. It would be the first time the program has been in a bowl game since the 2023 season during Hugh Freeze’s first season.
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