The Auburn men’s basketball team is going to be a little late getting to Houston.

The Tigers’ flight west had to be reversed due to a midway “ruckus” between a group of players that could have escalated into a brawl, according to Jeff Goodman of Field of 68. He later reported that there was shouting and players clashed, but there was no actual punching.

The Auburn flight reportedly traveled for 45 minutes before returning home, with another flight to Houston scheduled for later Friday. Auburn will face No. 4 Houston at 9:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.

You can only wonder if Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl uttered the words, “Stop yelling or I’ll turn this plane around.”

One of the pilots involved reportedly described the incident as a scuffle with air traffic control, but we don’t know if that person actually witnessed anything. There is also a report from a social media account created last month identifying a group of three players who got into a physical altercation, but this is completely unconfirmed.

All of this suddenly makes using the Auburn player very interesting against Houston. Presumably, Pearl won’t be eager to use players who have put such a damper on the team’s travel plans, but you never know.

Auburn opened its season Wednesday with a 94-43 victory against Vermont and is currently ranked No. 11 in the AP poll. Houston is currently a -225 favorite on the money line at BetMGM, with a spread of 5.5 points.