FAA Ground Stop Shifts Auburn-Mississippi State Game to 3:15 p.m. CT

Friday's nationwide FAA ground stop has changed the schedule for a Southeastern Conference football game. Auburn will now play at Mississippi State at 3:15 p.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, according to Mississippi State's athletics website. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that the game was pushed back four hours.

The broadcast has also moved. The game will air on SEC Network, after being assigned to ESPN 2 earlier, Auburn Wire reported.

What changed and why

Mississippi State said the SEC made the decision as a result of issues related to Friday's FAA ground stoppage. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that Auburn was directly affected by the nationwide halt of flights. Auburn Wire said the stoppage also altered the game's broadcast assignment.

What it means for fans

For people attending in Starkville, the later start shifts the day's schedule. Mississippi State said stadium gates will open at 1:15 p.m.

For those watching at home, SEC Network carries the game, and Auburn Wire listed Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers, as a streaming option. Lowell Galindo and Kirk Morrison will call the game, with Dawn Davenport reporting from the sidelines. Auburn Wire noted that its post was updated to correct the television information.

Radio listeners can follow the Auburn Sports Network, which Auburn Wire said will broadcast across Alabama and the Southeast beginning three hours before kickoff. Auburn Wire named Andy Burcham and Jason Campbell as the radio announcers, with Bret Eddins on the sideline. The Montgomery Advertiser said the game will be on WLWI FM (92.3) in Montgomery and WGZZ FM (94.3) in Auburn, and can also be streamed online.

The matchup

Auburn is 5-4 overall and 3-4 in the SEC. According to Auburn Wire, the Tigers beat Arkansas last week at Jordan-Hare Stadium, 23-13, after losing their previous two games to No. 22 LSU and No. 17 Ole Miss. Auburn Wire said Auburn needs one more win to become bowl eligible.

Mississippi State is 4-5 overall and 2-5 in the SEC. The Bulldogs have lost five straight games after opening the season 4-0, with wins over Missouri and South Carolina. They fell to Vanderbilt last Saturday, 25-23. Both outlets reported that quarterback Kamario Taylor, who passed for 1,460 yards and 17 touchdowns, was lost for the season with an injury; Auburn Wire said four of the five losses came without him.

A long-running series returns

The game is the first between the schools since the 2023 season and the 98th overall. Auburn leads the series 66-29-2 and won the most recent meeting, 27-13, on Oct. 28, 2023. The Montgomery Advertiser said the teams met every year from 1955 to 2023, and that this is Auburn's first trip to Starkville since 2022, when it lost 39-33 in overtime. Auburn is 31-8 against Mississippi State in Starkville, the paper said.

Both outlets published score predictions. Auburn Wire's writer picked Auburn 27, Mississippi State 24, while the Montgomery Advertiser's picked Auburn 33, Mississippi State 27. Those are the outlets' forecasts rather than results.

Around Prague, based on reporting by Auburn Wire, Montgomery Advertiser

Cover photo: PCN02WPS / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

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