The Auburn men’s basketball team’s flight to Houston had to be grounded shortly after takeoff Friday following a scuffle between two Tigers players, sources confirmed to ESPN.
The incident was over before it escalated into anything serious, sources said, but the flight’s personnel opted to turn the plane around.
Auburn was still expected to take off for Houston on Friday night, sources told ESPN.
The university did not respond to a request for comment.
The No. 11 Tigers face No. 4 Houston (9:30 p.m., ESPNU) on Saturday night.
Auburn opened its season with a 94-43 win over Vermont, highlighted by 21 points off the bench from Georgia Tech transfer Miles Kelly.
The news was first reported by Field of 68.