Both Howard and Hudson were reportedly barred from getting on Auburn’s second flight to Houston on Friday night and will not rejoin the team for Saturday evening’s game, according to CBS Sports. The two bench players each saw at least 15 minutes of action in Auburn’s season-opening victory against Vermont.

Meregrass Flight 681 took off from Auburn University Regional Airport at 2:40 p.m. on Friday, but returned after less than an hour later.

Freshman Jahki Howard and senior Ja'Heim Hudson were kept back and will not play Saturday vs. the Cougars after altercation in air

The Auburn Tigers were on their way to Houston for their basketball game when they abruptly turned around for a bizarre reason.

A supposed "horseplay" incident that later turned into an altercation during Auburn basketball's flight to Houston on Friday night has resulted in two players being left behind for the Tigers game vs.

A flight carrying the No. 11 Auburn basketball team was grounded shortly after takeoff on Friday after two players got into a fight onboard, according to multiple reports. “We had two players that got into a physical altercation,

An airplane apparently carrying Auburn's men's basketball team was diverted due to what a pilot reportedly said was a fight between players.

A plane transporting the Auburn University men’s basketball team to Houston returned home mid-flight Friday night due to an altercation between players that had potential to escalate into a fight, according to Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman.