KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 26: ESPN College GameDay analyst Pat McAfee (left) and Nick Saban (right) on the lawn of Ayres Hall at University of Tennessee on September 26, 2026 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Camden Hall/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 26: ESPN College GameDay analyst Pat McAfee (left) and Nick Saban (right) on the lawn of Ayres Hall at University of Tennessee on September 26, 2026 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Camden Hall/Getty Images) Getty

A nationwide grounding of all flights could leave plans for ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday up in the air.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced on Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration was issuing a ground stop for all flights across the United States. Those already in flight continued to their destination, but no new flights would take off for an unspecified period.

The order has thrown the sports world into chaos, with several college football teams scheduled to travel for games on Saturday and no clarity on whether they would be able to take to the air.

“College GameDay” Could Be Impacted by FAA Decision

As The Athletic’s Grace Raynor reported late on Friday, there were several major college football teams with unclear travel plans after the FAA announced a nationwide grounding of all flights.

“Many of the nation’s top college football teams had already arrived at their respective destinations for Saturday games before the stoppage, although No. 2 Utah, No. 6 Texas, No. 8 Tennessee, No. 19 Ole Miss, Arizona State, Baylor, Auburn, Tulane, Kansas State, Purdue, Washington, Minnesota and Oregon State were all affected as of late Friday afternoon, according to program sources and public updates from the schools,” Raynor wrote. “Those sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.”

The list of teams unable to travel included the visiting team for “College GameDay,” Raynor added.

“Oregon State is scheduled to play Boise State on Saturday afternoon in Idaho, where ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ is set to broadcast its show,” Raynor wrote. “The Longhorns are Louisiana-bound for a showdown with College Football Playoff implications between Arch Manning and Lane Kiffin’s Tigers in Manning’s home state. Utah is scheduled to play a top-25 game with Big 12 title implications at No. 22 Arizona.”

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