Homecoming Start Moved Back to 3:30

11/13/2026 8:05:00 PM | Football

Travel issues for Tulane delays kickoff

Houston--As a result of travel issues due to the national ground stop of air travel, Rice's Homecoming matchup with Tulane has been pushed back to a 3:30 kickoff at First Community Stadium.

The game had been slated for a 1 p.m. start, but the Green Wave were forced to charter buses to travel to Houston after their charter flight was grounded as part of the national shutdown of air travel and were not scheduled to arrive in Houston until after midnight.

This is the 39th meeting between the schools on the gridiron. Rice leads the overall series 20-17-1, but the Green Wave has won the last two meetings (30-28 in 2023 and…