President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend Saturday’s football game between No. 1 Texas and No. 14 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, and while it’s usually an exciting moment to have a head of state in attendance, the 80-year-old president could end up complicating things on the field.

According to a report from The Athletic, during a Thursday, September 24, press conference ahead of Saturday’s game, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said that headset communication between coach-to-coach and coach-to-player may be impacted by Trump’s proximity to the field.

“The one thing that you have to be aware of when the president goes to any game is that any time he enters the stadium or leaves the stadium, or changes locations within the stadium, they cut all communication,” Sarkisian, 52, said during the news conference. “They cut headsets to coaches. They cut headsets to coach-to-player communication. So you have to have a plan for that if and/or when, and you get no warning. So that just gets cut out.”

Despite what could lead to some major confusion during the game, Sarkisian said the team has made no logistical or scheduling changes related to Texas’ arrival at the stadium in relation to the president’s attendance.

Fans, however, have been encouraged to arrive early because of enhanced U.S. Secret Service screening and increased security that will likely cause longer entry times into the stadium.

“If he comes in the middle of the first quarter or leaves in the fourth quarter or decides he’s got to use the restroom, whatever that looks like,” the coach, who previously played in front of Trump in 2019, when he was the offensive coordinator at Alabama, added, “you’ve got to be prepared to have no comms for a short amount of time.”

As for what the teams could use instead, hand signals are often still used in conjunction with headset communication, with teams often resorting to signaling whenever they lose headset communication.

Texas’ game against Tennessee kicks off at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 26.

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