SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 1: A Delta Air Lines Airbus A321 airplane taxis at San Diego International Airport after arriving from Chicago on November 1, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop for all airports on Friday. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) · Kevin Carter via Getty Images

While the sport of college football is ever-changing, especially in the NIL and transfer portal era, Saturdays still deliver their customary theater. But that reliable spectacle isn’t even a guarantee for some fan bases this week.

Several teams are in flight limbo after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop for all airports on Friday. It was put into place, according to ABC News, because of a communication issue affecting air traffic control.

Here are teams ESPN’s Pete Thamel has confirmed are grounded, as of Friday evening:

  • Baylor (playing at No. 10 BYU on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET)
  • Kansas State (playing at TCU on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET)
  • Utah (playing at No. 23 Arizona on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET)
  • Arizona State (playing at UCF on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET)
  • Ole Miss (playing at Oklahoma on Saturday at 4:15 p.m. ET)
  • Tennessee (playing at Texas A&M on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET)
  • Texas (playing at No. 21 LSU on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET)
  • Minnesota (playing at Penn State on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET)
  • Purdue (playing at No. 15 Iowa on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET)
  • Washington (playing at Michigan State on Saturday at 4:15 p.m. ET)
  • Oregon State (playing at No. 24 Boise State on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET)
  • Wyoming (playng at UTEP on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET)
  • North Texas (playing at UTSA on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET)

This story is being updated.

Source: Yahoo Sports