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Oklahoma AD furious with SEC after postponing Ole Miss showdown to Sunday: ‘Wrong outcome’

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Ehalt, M. (2026, November 14). Oklahoma AD furious with SEC after postponing Ole Miss showdown to Sunday: ‘Wrong outcome’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/sports/oklahoma-ad-roger-denny-furious-with-sec-after-postponing-ole-miss-game-to-sunday/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-14 · by Matt Ehalt

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Roger Denny, Oklahoma’s athletic director, criticized the SEC’s decision to postpone the Sooners’ game against Ole Miss from Saturday to Sunday due to travel issues caused by a nationwide ground stop. Denny expressed his disappointment in a statement, emphasizing that the change was unfair to the players, the institution, and fans. The SEC moved the game after Ole Miss could not leave Oxford, Miss., on Friday due to charter and pilot issues, and Denny accused the conference of not considering the impact on everyone involved.
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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) moved the No. 19 Ole Miss football game against Oklahoma from Saturday to Sunday due to the FAA grounding all flights on Friday. The game, originally scheduled for 4:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, will now kick off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. Oklahoma’s athletic director, Roger Denny, criticized the decision, claiming that Ole Miss was the only team unable to find a solution to travel despite the FAA lifting the stoppage. Denny stated the change would cause "unnecessary disruption and hardship" for fans and that the SEC threatened Oklahoma with a forfeit if they did not agree to the rescheduling. Meanwhile, Paul Finebaum criticized Denny's statement as "pathetically pandering" to fans, suggesting he is trying to gain favor amid a disappointing season.

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New York PostThis outlet14 Nov

Roger Denny, Oklahoma’s athletic director, criticized the SEC’s decision to postpone the Sooners’ game against Ole Miss from Saturday to Sunday due to travel issues caused by a nationwide ground stop. Denny expressed his disappointment in a statement, emphasizing that the change was unfair to the players, the institution, and fans. The SEC moved the game after Ole Miss could not leave Oxford, Miss., on Friday due to…

Oklahoma AD furious with SEC after postponing Ole Miss showdown to Sunday: ‘Wrong outcome’ (this article)3 articles from New York Post on this story
Toronto Star14 Nov

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…

SEC moves No. 19 Ole Miss-Oklahoma game to Sunday, Sooners' AD rips decision by Sankey →
Fox News14 Nov

The FAA ground stop on Friday night caused scheduling issues for college football teams, including the Oklahoma–Ole Miss game. Ole Miss was unable to depart from Oxford due to flight crew duty limits after the FAA lifted the ground stop. The SEC announced that Ole Miss would depart late Saturday afternoon, leading to a conflict with Oklahoma, which wanted the game played on Saturday. Oklahoma athletic director Roger…

Play Sunday or forfeit: Oklahoma AD rips SEC commissioner over controversial Ole Miss FAA scheduling decision →

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Oklahoma Ole Miss Oxford Rebels SEC

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Denny ORG · 5× Ole Miss GPE · 5× Oklahoma ORG · 4× SEC ORG · 4× Oxford GPE · 2× Rebels ORG · 2× Miss. GPE · 1× Roger Denny PERSON · 1× Sooners ORG · 1× Yahoo ORG · 1×

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Denny stressed in his statement that moving the game doesn’t only affect the players but “particularly” the team’s fans, stating those traveling to the game at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., now face “unnecessary disruption and hardship.”
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“After continued discussions, he further informed us that our failure to play on Sunday at the directed time would result in a forfeit.”

Claims (19 extracted, 3 hedged)

Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny is breaking rank with the SEC. asserted
Denny → break → SEC
Denny ripped the conference’s decision to postpone the Sooners’ schedule home clash against Ole Miss from 4 p.m. Saturday to 1 p.m. Sunday that stemmed from Friday’s nationwide ground stop. asserted
that → rip → stop
The Rebels cannot leave Oxford, Miss., until after 4 p.m. ET Saturday due to “charter/pilot issues and time expirations,” according to Yahoo. uncertain
Rebels → leave → Yahoo
“After multiple conversations with the league office, Commissioner [Greg] Sankey informed us of his decision to move our game to Sunday, over our strong objection,” Denny wrote in a statement he posted to X early Saturday morning. asserted
he → inform → X
“After continued discussions, he further informed us that our failure to play on Sunday at the directed time would result in a forfeit.” asserted
failure → continue → forfeit
He added: “I understand that difficult decisions sometimes must be made under extraordinary circumstances. asserted
decisions → add → circumstances
But those decisions must also consider the impact on everyone involved. asserted
decisions → consider → everyone
Put simply, this decision isn’t fair to our athletes, our institution, or to Sooner Nation. asserted
decision → put → Nation
We’ve been given no other choice. asserted
We → give → choice
We are obligated to play this game when directed, but we remained steadfast in our belief that the wrong outcome was reached this evening.” asserted
outcome → obligate → belief
The SEC said it made the decision Friday to move the game after Ole Miss could not leave Oxford on Friday night due to ground stoppage. uncertain
Miss → say → stoppage
The Rebels could not work out a late-night flight with their charter company, which postponed their travel to Saturday, when the teams had been slated to meet at 4:15 p.m. Denny said that while “we recognize the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the ground stoppage and understanding the challenge it created for teams across the country,” Oklahoma communicated with Ole Miss and SEC folks once they learned of the travel problems. uncertain
they → work → problems
It certainly seemed he potentially took a dig at Ole Miss by including a line in his statement that singled out the program. asserted
that → seem → program
“But, unlike every other team traveling for competition tomorrow, they were unable to find a solution,” he wrote. asserted
he → travel → solution
Denny stressed in his statement that moving the game doesn’t only affect the players but “particularly” the team’s fans, stating those traveling to the game at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., now face “unnecessary disruption and hardship.” asserted
those → stress → disruption
“Their time, commitment, and investment deserve greater consideration than they were afforded in the conference’s decision tonight,” Denny wrote. asserted
Denny → deserve → decision
Both Oklahoma and Mississippi do not have professional football teams for the college teams to contend with Sunday, and the clash will barely affect the College Football Playoff rankings. asserted
clash → have → rankings
Oklahoma is all but eliminated due to its 5-4 record, while No. 19 Ole Miss seems a massive long shot to crack the field of 12 due to its 6-3 mark. asserted
Miss → eliminate → mark
As the SEC moved this game back one day, the league also delayed Saturday’s Auburn-Mississippi State game from noon to 4:15 p.m. asserted
league → move → p.m.
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