Auburn and Houston will face off in a battle of high basketball packages Saturday, however one crew apparently obtained a bit too rowdy a bit too early.
Experiences say a pilot turned Auburn’s aircraft round as a consequence of an altercation between gamers.
WBRC in Birmingham stated a aircraft that seemed to be carrying the Tigers’ males’s basketball crew, touring from Auburn to Houston, was diverted to Auburn a number of minutes into the flight after the pilot stated there have been “a bunch of basketball gamers combating.”
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Neville Area previous to a recreation between the South Carolina Gamecocks and Auburn Tigers Feb. 14, 2024, in Auburn, Ala. (Michael Chang/Getty Photos)
The outlet reported that employees requested an emergency touchdown in Montgomery, however the aircraft as a substitute landed in Auburn 40 minutes after takeoff.
The college didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark, nor did it affirm the incident.
One other report stated no punches had been thrown, however “guys obtained in one another’s faces.”
FlightAware reveals a “diverted” flight left the Auburn airport at 2:50 p.m. native time and landed at 3:30 p.m. The location says the ultimate flight from Auburn to Houston Friday was scheduled to go away at 6:55 p.m and land one hour and 53 minutes later.
Head coach Bruce Pearl of the Auburn Tigers throughout a recreation in opposition to the Texas A&M Aggies. (Michael Chang/Getty Photos)
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Three different flights with the identical route earlier within the day went on as deliberate, in keeping with FlightAware.
Auburn is ranked eleventh within the nation, and the Cougars are No. 4.Â
The Tigers had been knocked out of the primary spherical of the 2024 March Insanity match as a No. 4 seed by No. 13 Yale. Houston was a No. 1 seed final yr and fell to No. 4 Duke within the Candy 16.Â
An Auburn Tigers emblem on a pair of shorts through the second half of the Legends Traditional in opposition to the Notre Dame Combating Irish Nov. 16, 2023, on the Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, N.Y. Â (Wealthy Graessle/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)
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In 2023, the Cougars, a No. 1 seed, knocked off No. 9 Auburn within the second spherical.
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