The Auburn men's basketball team is set to face the Houston Cougars in an early-season showdown on Saturday, but the SEC team reportedly encountered some trouble getting to Texas for the contest.
Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 reported Friday that the team's flight returned home after about 45 minutes because of "horseplay between players on the flight that could have escalated into a fight."
Goodman noted the expectation is the Tigers will still fly to Houston later Friday on a different flight.
It's safe to say this surely wasn't what the team had in mind when it posted "liftoff" as players were boarding the flight:
Saturday's game is expected to be one of the best on the nonconference slate this season.