In a developing story taking the nation by the storm on Friday night, the Auburn Tigers are among many college football teams whose travel plans for the weekend have been affected due to a nationwide grounding of flights.
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On Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide due to communications issues being had at regional air traffic control centers.This is just the third time since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 that flights across the country have been halted and the first time since January 2023.
On a heavy travel day for all college football programs taking the road, a number of teams have yet to reach their destinations. That includes three SEC teams outside of Auburn.
A source confirmed to Auburn Undercover that the Tigers are currently en route to Tupelo, Mississippi by bus ahead of their game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday in Starkville. Auburn was scheduled to fly out of Columbus, Georgia, however the FAA grounded flights while the team was at the airport.
The Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns and Ole Miss Rebels are among the teams currently grounded around the SEC. They were scheduled to head to Texas A&M, LSU and Oklahoma, respectively, all trips that were a little far to bus on this short of notice.
Meanwhile, Florida, Missouri and South Carolina all got to their destinations safely before the grounding, and their matchups are set to go on as scheduled.
The Tigers are taking on the Bulldogs at 11 a.m. CST from Davis Wade Stadium.
Should more updates come in on this story, this article will be updated.
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