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Texas vs. LSU stays on schedule after nightmare day of travel due to FAA ground stop

The Longhorns and the Tigers are still on schedule after a few bumps in the journey.
BySam Fariss
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Steve Sarkisian, Oct. 31, Mississippi State vs. Texas
Steve Sarkisian, Oct. 31, Mississippi State vs. Texas | Icon Sportswire/GettyImages

Yesterday, the United States was hit with a nightmare travel day as the FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop on all departing flights due to a communications system failure.

This happened as the Texas Longhorns were preparing to take off from Austin to head to Baton Rouge for their Week 11 game against the LSU Tigers, as were dozens of other teams across the country.

Instead, the Horns had to deboard their plane and head back to the 40 Acres, awaiting their fate for the travel day and the timing of their game against the Tigers.

Luckily, unlike nearly a dozen Week 11 matchups, the game between Texas and LSU is still on schedule after the Longhorns were able to depart for Baton Rouge on Friday night once the ground stop was lifted.

As was originally planned, the No. 6 Horns and the No. 21 Tigers are still scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 14. The game will still be aired on ABC, and hopefully those travel woes won't bog down the big-time matchup any further.

9 CFB games see kick-off time changes due to nationwide ground stop

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Unfortunately for 18 teams, the FAA ground stop did affect their kick-off times for Week 11.

  • Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs - 11 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
  • Tulane Green Wave at Rice Owls - 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers - 4:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  • Arizona State Sun Devils at UCF Knights - 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Baylor Bears at No. 10 BYU Cougars - 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Florida Atlantic Owls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane - 2:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
  • Washington Huskies at Michigan State Spartans - 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • No. 2 Utah Utes at No. 23 Arizona Wildcats - 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • No. 19 Ole Miss Rebels at Oklahoma Sooners - Saturday at 4:15 p.m. to Sunday at noon

All game times listed in Central Standard Time.

Obviously, the best news out of yesterday was the fact that there were no serious incidents or injuries from the communications failure. However, the ripple effects of a nationwide ground stop will continue to be felt over the next few days; college football is just one part of that.

Read more: Texas vs. LSU: How to watch, weather, odds, injuries, announcers, and more

The No. 6 Texas Longhorns have a chance to virtually cement their place in the College Football Playoff when they kick off against the No. 21 LSU Tigers. The game will start at 6:30 p.m. CT (luckily) and will be broadcast on ABC, as well as available for streaming on fuboTV.

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