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Nationwide FAA ground stop threatens college football games across the country

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The Federal Aviation Administration's nationwide ground stop has put some college football games in doubt this weekend, after the order prevented teams from flying to their matchups.

Teams stranded far from the field have left conferences scrambling, with several issuing statements as they work out how the games can be played, according to reports on how the stoppage will affect Texas college football.S1

Because the ground stop halted air travel nationally, squads that depend on flights to reach their opponents face uncertainty over whether their scheduled contests will go ahead as planned.S1S2

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FAA Ground Stop Leaves College Football Teams Scrambling to Reach Saturday Games

The Arizona State Sun Devils postponed their flight to Orlando until Saturday morning, the Purdue Boilermakers boarded buses to Iowa, and the Colorado State Rams held an airport wa…

2h Latimes

How college football, NBA and NHL teams have been affected by national ground stop

A handful of college football teams have announced new times for their games on Saturday in the wake of Friday's national air travel disruption.

2h Khou

How will the nationwide ground stop affect Texas college football games?

We've been seeing statements from different conferences, as many teams were stranded far from the field.

4h Businessinsider

College football games could be derailed by the FAA ground stop

Some college football games are up in the air this weekend after the FAA's nationwide ground stop prevented teams from flying.

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Nationwide FAA ground stop threatens college football games across the country

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The brief

The Federal Aviation Administration's nationwide ground stop has put some college football games in doubt this weekend, after the order prevented teams from flying to their matchups.

Teams stranded far from the field have left conferences scrambling, with several issuing statements as they work out how the games can be played, according to reports on how the stoppage will affect Texas college football.S1

Because the ground stop halted air travel nationally, squads that depend on flights to reach their opponents face uncertainty over whether their scheduled contests will go ahead as planned.S1S2

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S1 Khou 1 report · EN
S2 BusinessinsiderLead 1 report · EN
Latimes 1 report · EN
Feedburner:breitbart 1 report · EN