Several college football games this weekend may not go on as scheduled. Friday afternoon the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a nationwide ground stop on all domestic flights due to a major telecommunication outage. Friday afternoon or evening is the most common time for college football teams to fly when they are the road team, so concern for many games taking place on Saturday is at an all time high.
Since Georgia is the home team this weekend against Missouri they don’t have to worry about flight delays, but this could’ve impacted the Tigers. Thankfully reports indicate that Missouri has already flown to Georgia which means their game should go on as scheduled.
Missouri football team landed at Athens Ben-Epps Airport. They’re here.
— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) November 13, 2026
Other SEC schools travel plans have been derailed
The fact that Georgia and Missouri’s game should be played as scheduled is big for both programs. The last thing either team would want is to play this game on Sunday, but there’s a chance that could happen to some other teams.
Ole Miss was set to depart for Oklahoma, but they sent their players home for a few hours when the FAA grounded all planes. They are going to report back to the airport later this evening in hopes of being able to leave this evening still, but if that can’t happen they’re expecting to play their game on Sunday instead.
Auburn is taking a different approach for their game at Mississippi State. Instead of hoping to fly later they decided to take a four hour bus ride to Starkville to ensure their game is played on Saturday as scheduled.
It’s impossible to predict when the FAA will allow planes back in the air, but there’s a good chance some games this weekend will be impacted. That thankfully won’t be happening to Georgia this weekend since Missouri left early enough on Friday to beat the FAA’s order.
What’s at stake when Georgia plays Missouri
Georgia became the No. 1 team in the country this week in the College Football Playoff rankings. Considering Missouri is a ranked team it's hard to imagine they would drop with a win, so as long as UGA wins they should remain No. 1 next week as well.
No one should care about being ranked No. 1 though, what actually matters is making the SEC Championship game and College Football Playoff. The good news is that there is a chance Georgia could earn their spot in the SEC title game with a win against Missouri if some other results in the conference go their way as well.
Georgia could also essentially secure their place in the playoff with a win as well. They would miss the playoff still if they lost their final two games, but with their season finale being against a 2-7 Georgia Tech team it's hard to imagine them losing that game.
A lot is on the line for Georgia this week when they take on Missouri. The good news is that they are big favorites against the Tigers and should have no problem beating them on Saturday.
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