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Texas lands in Baton Rouge late Friday after FAA ground stop

Central, the Horns remained on the Forty Acres and hopeful to leave Austin on Friday with a subsequent upgrade indicating that Texas was expected to arrive in Baton Rouge before midnight after taking off at 10 p.m.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 14, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC
Key points
  • Central; approximately a minute later, the FAA lifted the ground stop and an official announcement was posted about 15 minutes later.
  • So if you’re watching, you’re at an airport, check with your airline.” As a chartered flight, Texas may have better luck, and Eric Henry’s report from Horns247 indicated that the Longhorns will depart from Austin on Friday night.
  • The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a ground stop at all US airports.

Unable to depart for Baton Rouge, the Longhorns deplaned and headed back to campus in an attempt to maintain the typical Friday routine of a meal, walk-through, and meetings.

6 Texas Longhorns posted a video of players boarding the chartered plane heading to Baton Rouge for Saturday’s matchup against the No.

Additional details
  • With the ground stop threatening the team’s ability to make it to Louisiana for the 6:30 p.m.
  • Duffy publicly encouraged grounded football teams across the country to reach out directly to the FAA to set up flight times to allow Saturday’s games to happen as scheduled.
  • *Now* we’re Bayou Bound pic.twitter.com/LXqOgg8sOk — Texas Football (@TexasFootball) November 14, 2026 The Longhorns landed in Louisiana around 11:30 p.m.
  • Every flight has been accounted for and international flights will be handled on a case by case basis,” the FAA posted on Twitter.

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