By Jeffrey Cohen | Sports Editor
Baylor football’s trip to Provo, Utah, has been delayed after a nationwide Federal Aviation Administration ground stop prevented the Bears from flying Friday night ahead of their matchup against No. 10 BYU, according to SicEm365’s Grayson Grundhoefer.
The Big 12 said it will consider moving its Saturday schedule to accommodate teams arriving late Friday or leaving Saturday morning.
“Due to the national FAA ground stop impacting team travel, the Big 12 Conference is evaluating any potential changes to Saturday’s football schedule,” the Big 12 said in a statement. “The Conference will continue to monitor the travel disruptions alongside its member institutions and provide updates for Saturday’s games.”
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy cited “a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers” as the reason all flights were grounded for the second time since Sept. 11, 2001.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said the Trump Administration did not know the cause of the outage and that it would take an extended period to fix the issues.
The Bears join a total of 10 Power Four teams that were grounded Friday afternoon, including Big 12 opponents Kansas State, No. 2 Utah and Arizona State.
The Sun Devils are planning to fly Saturday morning to take on UCF in Orlando, Florida, for their 2:30 p.m. matchup. This could be the plan for Baylor, as they are set to face BYU at 2:30 p.m.
If the Bears’ matchup against the Cougars is postponed, there is a possibility the game is moved to Monday due to the NCAA’s policy that allows schools with certain religious affiliations to play on Sunday.
This is a developing story. Information will be added as it becomes available.
