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Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Owen Heinecke (38) runs after Ole Miss Rebels quarterback Trinidad Chambliss (6) during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Ole Miss Rebels at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Ole Miss won 34-26. A stock photo of airplanes on tarmac sits in the right panel.
On Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration went to drastic measures, ordering a nationwide grounding of all planes for “reasons of safety.”
While, obviously, there are bigger concerns until the public learns of the reasons for the shutdown, especially following Thursday’s Microsoft Outlook crash, the FAA shutdown could well lead to major chaos in the college football world.
Multiple away teams who are scheduled to play on Saturday have not yet left for their scheduled destinations, and nobody seems to know how long the shutdown will last.
There’s numerous college football teams that have yet to fly to their destinations. If this continues, it could significantly impact college football tomorrow.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 13, 2026
Several College Football Teams Stuck On Ground Amid FAA Shutdown
While we’re still trying to figure out all the teams that have not yet left for their respective away games, we do already have several reports of teams stuck on the ground.
The Washington Huskies, who are scheduled to play at Michigan State, are stuck in Seattle. Meanwhile, Ole Miss had not yet left for its scheduled game against Oklahoma in Norman.
Pertaining to a certain football game tomorrow (which isn’t the most important thing here) but Ole Miss has not taken off for Oklahoma, yet.
— Jake Thompson (@JakeThompsonOE) November 13, 2026
Am on a flight landing in Detroit shortly. The UW football team has not yet departed Seattle.
— Christian Caple (@ChristianCaple) November 13, 2026
Additionally, second-ranked Utah finds itself grounded ahead of its game against Arizona, and Arizona State has not yet taken off for its game at UCF.
We will continue to monitor this situation and update the story with any additional teams that are grounded, as well as any games that may need to be postponed.