College football scrambles, adjusts kickoffs after FAA groundings, Ole Miss-Sooners pushed to Sunday

College football got a jolt it didn't expect on the eve of a host of big games Saturday.The Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights nationwide for several hours Friday, impacting thousands of flights and throwing travel plans into question for scores of college football teams. Most travel the day before Saturday kickoffs.Many schools — including No. 2 Utah, No. 8 Texas and No.

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9 Tennessee — had to scramble to figure things out. The Utes' game at No. 22 Arizona was pushed back three hours to a 10:30 p.m. Eastern kickoff. Baylor's game at No. 12 BYU was also moved back by 3 1/2 hours, to a 7 p.m. EST kick.No. 19 Ole Miss was unable to get out of Starkville, Mississippi, on time and ended up having its game at Oklahoma moved to Sunday at 1 p.

m. EST — going head-to-head with early NFL action. The decision also drew the ire of Sooners athletic director Roger Denny.“We were told that Ole Miss explored every avenue to travel to Norman and play on Saturday as planned. But, unlike ever