The weekend of college football may have just been thrown for a loop.
On Friday afternoon, the FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” the Federal Aviation Administration said. Until further notice, all flights in the United States have been grounded.
This is having an impact on the Texas A&M Aggies, despite playing at home this weekend. The reason is that the Tennessee Volunteers have been grounded and are currently unclear on how they will make it to College Station for Saturday's SEC showdown.
According to On3,Tennessee was slated to fly out of Knoxville at 4 p.m. ET, but is now on the tarmac at McGhee-Tyson Airport waiting for further instruction. It is currently unclear how long
the nationwide ground stop will last.
Utah, Texas, Ole Miss, and several other college football teams are also grounded as they attempt to depart for road games this weekend, according to The Athletic’s David Ubben.
Kickoff between the Vols and Aggies was slated to take place at 3 p.m. ET, aired on ESPN. There is no current word on whether or not that will take place as scheduled.
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