Once the game finishes, Oxford transforms into a strictly directional transit grid. The Oxford Police Department overrides traditional traffic signals at all major junctions, converting two-way streets into one-way outbound channels to flush vehicles away from the campus perimeter.
Consulting an official Oxford campus parking map ahead of time shows how parking locations dictate departure routes:
- Vehicles parked in the South Lot: Routed exclusively south down Chucky Mullins Drive toward Highway 6 West. Drivers cannot cut back toward University Avenue.
- Vehicles near the Ford Center or Coliseum: Pushed outward onto Gertrude Ford Boulevard toward Old Taylor Road, funneled south away from the historic Oxford Square.
- Jackson Avenue Shuttle riders: Disembark directly at the transit plaza, allowing passengers to access Highway 6 via West Jackson Avenue without crossing central campus gridlock.
Drivers heading north toward Memphis should avoid turning east toward Lamar Boulevard or the downtown Square. Police direct that corridor toward local neighborhood traffic. Staying on peripheral bypasses saves up to an hour of idle crawling in downtown congestion.
