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FAA ground stop leaves College Football teams stranded on eve of crucial Saturday showdowns

The FAA ground stop that was issued on Friday afternoon is obviously having an effect on travel across the country, but it's also having a major impact on college football teams scheduled to play on Saturday.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 13, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC
Key points
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE’S KAMARIO TAYLOR FINALIZING A REPORTED $7.5 MILLION DEAL, IN WILD COLLEGE FOOTBALL MOVE According to multiple sources, some of those schools who are currently looking for alternative travel include Texas, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Washington, Minnesota, Baylor, Tulane, Auburn, Arizona State, Oregon State and others.
  • But concern is growing across college athletics for teams that have yet to depart for Saturday’s games.
  • Schools typically travel on Friday afternoons for Saturday games, usually holding a walkthrough at their facility before heading straight to the airport for departure.

For instance, Texas was scheduled to depart Austin and had already boarded its plane for Baton Rouge ahead of Saturday's showdown against LSU, but the FAA had issued the ground stop before they had taken off for Louisiana.

Additional details
  • 2 Utah, the Utes were grounded in Salt Lake City before they were scheduled to take off for their matchup with Arizona on Saturday night.
  • WEEK 8 AP TOP 25 POLL SEES BIG TEN GAIN EQUAL FOOTING ON SEC AND UNBEATEN UTAH EARN MAJOR RESPECT Some schools also had the luxury to take buses to their game, like Alabama traveling to Nashville for its game against Vanderbilt.
  • This could turn out to be the case for a team like Auburn, who is scheduled to play Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville.
  • How they end up getting to College Station is still to be determined at this moment, though the situation remains fluid.
  • Also, most schools will have security checkpoints actually set up at their facilities, so they can just get off the bus and board the airplane that is taking them to their destination.

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