Ground Stop Forces Tulane Bus Ride and Pushes Rice Game Start

Tulane University's football team is traveling to Houston by bus instead of flight due to a nationwide ground stop affecting air travel. The Green Wave originally planned to fly but was grounded at the runway, forcing them to charter buses that left campus around 7:52 p.m. on Friday night and did not arrive in Houston until after midnight Saturday morning.

Consequently, the scheduled matchup against Rice University has been postponed from its original 1:00 p.m. start time to a kickoff at 3:30 p.m. CT at First Community Stadium (Rice Stadium). This move marks Tulane's third consecutive appearance as an opponent for Rice on Homecoming Day.

Tulane enters the game with a record of 4-5 overall and 2-3 in American Conference play, while Rice is 1-8 for the season. The two teams are currently tied at three wins each in their series history, though Tulane has won both recent meetings between them.