No. 8 Tennessee's travel plans to College Station were disrupted Friday afternoon after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop, affecting several college football programs preparing for Saturday's games.

However, the Volunteers are preparing to depart Knoxville after the FAA lifted the restriction, according to reports from On3's Pete Nakos and ESPN's Chris Low. The nationwide ground stop was issued Friday afternoon following a communications issue affecting air traffic control centers across the country. The disruption prevented flights from departing, forcing several college football teams to adjust their travel schedules.

Tennessee was among the programs affected, along with Texas, Ole Miss, Baylor and several others preparing for road matchups this weekend. According to Low, Tennessee planned to return to Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport and fly to College Station Friday evening after the FAA resumed departures. Nakos subsequently reported that the Volunteers were heading to the airport.

The SEC also monitored the disruption as schools worked through possible travel delays and potential scheduling adjustments. Tennessee (7-2, 5-2 SEC) is scheduled to face Texas A&M (4-5, 1-5 SEC) at Kyle Field on Saturday. The Volunteers enter the matchup ranked eighth in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, while the Aggies are looking to snap a four-game conference losing streak.

Update: After conversations with the SEC and Tennessee, Saturday’s game is expected to move forward as originally scheduled, with kickoff set for 2 p.m. CT on ESPN at Kyle Field. https://t.co/khUQkN1cgz

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Saturday's game remains scheduled for 2 p.m. CT on ESPN, with no kickoff change announced as of Friday evening.

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