FAA Ground Stop: Tracking changes to the college football schedule

Jan 6, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-432 airplane transporting the Georgia Bulldogs arrives at the Los Angeles International Airport prior to the College Football National Championship. Photo: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Friday’s nationwide FAA ground stop created an unexpected layer of uncertainty across the college football landscape, disrupting travel plans for multiple teams scheduled to play road games in Week 11. Although the ground stop was lifted later in the evening, the resulting delays left several programs scrambling to reach their destinations and forced conferences to consider potential schedule adjustments.

In several cases, the disruption led to changes in kickoff times and television windows as conferences and broadcasters adjusted schedules to accommodate delayed arrivals. Below is a look at the college football games that ultimately saw their kickoff times, television assignments, or both altered as a result of the travel disruptions caused by Friday’s FAA ground stop. New information will be posted as it is announced.

FBS GAMES

Arizona State at UCF

The Arizona State-UCF game, previously scheduled for 3:30pm ET / 1:30pm MT on ESPN2, has been moved to 5:30pm ET / 3:30pm MT and will now be televised by ESPNU.

Auburn at Mississippi State

Auburn wasn’t in the air before the ground stop, and therefore had to travel to Starkville, Miss., by bus. The game, previously scheduled for noon ET / 11am CT on ESPN2, has been moved to 4:15pm ET / 3:15pm CT. TV network to be determined.

Baylor at BYU

The Baylor-BYU game, previously scheduled for 3:30pm ET / 1:30pm MT on FOX, has been moved to 7:00pm ET / 5:00pm MT and remains on FOX.

Florida Atlantic at Tulsa

The FAU-Tulsa game, previously scheduled for 3:30pm ET / 2:30pm CT , has been moved to 7:15pm ET / 6:15pm CT and remains on ESPN+.

Kansas at West Virginia

The Kansas-WVU game, previously scheduled for 5:30pm ET / 4:30pm CT on ESPNU, has been moved to 3:30pm ET / 2:30pm CT and will now be televised by ESPN2

Tulane at Rice

The Tulane-Rice game, previously scheduled for 2:00pm ET / 1:00pm CT , has been moved to 4:30pm ET / 3:30pm CT and remains on ESPN+.

Utah at Arizona

The Utah-Arizona game, previously scheduled for 7:30pm ET / 5:30pm MT on FOX, has been moved to 10:30pm ET / 8:30pm MT and remains on FOX.

FBS games last updated: Friday, Nov. 13, 11:15pm ET

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FCS GAMES

Eastern Washington at Utah Tech

The EWU-Utah Tech game, previously scheduled for 4pm ET / 2pm MT, has been moved to 9pm ET / 7pm MT and remains on ESPN+.

Illinois State at Youngstown State

The Illinois State-YSU game, previously scheduled for noon ET / 11am CT, has been moved to 4:30pm ET / 3:30pm CT and remains on ESPN+.

Nicholls at UIW

The Nicholls-UIW game, previously scheduled for 3pm ET / 2pm CT, has been moved to 4pm ET / 3pm CT and remains on ESPN+.

UC Davis at Idaho

The UC Davis-Idaho game, previously scheduled for 4pm ET / 1pm PT, has been moved to 8pm ET / 5pm PT and remains on SWX and ESPN+.

Weber State at Northern Arizona

The Weber State-NAU game, previously scheduled for 4pm ET / 2pm MT, has been moved to 6pm ET / 4pm MT and remains on ESPN+.

FCS games last updated: Friday, Nov. 13, 11:19pm ET

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