- A nationwide FAA ground stop briefly halted flights and threw pro and college teams into travel chaos ahead of weekend games.
- The FAA said a communications issue at regional air-traffic centers prompted the halt and lifted the stop around 8:30 p.m., but travel disruptions lingered.
- Teams improvised — tarmac walk-throughs, boarding before the ban, or long bus rides (Texas considered a seven-hour drive) — and even officials’ travel was uncertain.
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