Minnesota Football Team’s Flight to Penn State Delayed After FAA Issues Nationwide Ground Stop

A ground stop issued for all airports nationwide on Friday has put travel in limbo for college football teams around the country, including Minnesota ahead of its game at Penn State scheduled for Saturday night.

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The Golden Gophers had not yet departed for State College and were still in Minneapolis when the Federal Aviation Administration halted all flights because of a telecommunications issue, according to multiple reports. A flight tracking website showed the team's now-delayed flight was scheduled to depart Minneapolis/St. Paul International at 5:10 p.m. EST, about an hour after the FAA issued the ground stop and arrive in State College at 6:53 p.m.

As of 6:30 p.m., there was no timeline has been announced for flights to resume. It is not yet clear whether the delay will impact the game between the Nittany Lions and Gophers, which has the advantage of being scheduled for a later start at 7 p.m. Saturday in Beaver Stadium The FAA notice said the ground stop — the first of i