Ole Miss drew heat for moving its showdown against Oklahoma football to Sunday. All while every other college team played Saturday amid the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) brief stoppage on Friday. Well, Oklahoma and coach Brent Venables did more than beat the Rebels 24-17 in Norman.
OU players relentless mocked Ole Miss, with airplane references.
Some OU defenders were mimicking a jet after each defensive stop. But even the OU social media team took to X, formerly Twitter, to troll the SEC rival. Including this “cleared for takeoff” clip during Isaiah Sategna's punt return for a touchdown.
Cleared for takeoff 🛫 @isaiahsategna1
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— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) November 15, 2026
OU later dropped a “jet fuel” reference following a Sooners sack of quarterback Trinidad Chambliss.
Article Continues BelowJET FUEL ⛽️
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— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) November 15, 2026
Finally, OU dropped a “safe flight” message to Ole Miss after claiming the seven-point victory. But OU captured the scenes inside its home venue of fans who took in the rare Sunday game, saying it was “worth the wait.”
Once again, the FAA stoppage impacted teams set to travel. Ole Miss, however, claimed that it had trouble with booking a charter flight amid the sudden flight hiccup. Some kickoff times became altered for programs that became impacted by the Friday travel. Yet Ole Miss became the only road team to move its game over to Sunday, which competed with the NFL.
Still, Oklahoma has now officially grounded its rivals' slim hopes of a College Football Playoff return. Both OU and Ole Miss were among the 12 teams one year ago. But both now hold four losses, except the Sooners handed the Rebels their fourth defeat.