Utah State football posts from Logan as FAA issues a nationwide ground stop

LOGAN - Utah State football posted photos Friday of players on a tarmac in Logan labeled "Logan -> San Diego," according to the team's official X account. The 1:38 p.m. post (link) read "San Diego" and included a "soon" arrow and a plane emoji.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports Friday following communication issues affecting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers, an FAA statement (link) said. An FAA Command Center advisory (link) ordered all departing traffic to remain stopped, effective at 1:54 p.m. Mountain Time. A later advisory (link) said the stop had been cancelled, effective at 6:19 p.m. Mountain Time.

At 7:26 p.m., the same official account posted (link), "Alright now, let's try this again," with a photograph of players on the tarmac at night beside a jet. The post did not say the flight had departed.

Utah State plays at San Diego State at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, the official football schedule (link) shows.

Why this matters

The nationwide ground stop halted departures at U.S. airports from 1:54 to 6:19 p.m. Mountain Time, as Utah State football posted about traveling from Logan to Saturday's game in San Diego.

Source: USU Football on X, 1:38 p.m. (link); USU Football on X, 7:26 p.m. (link); FAA Statement on Nationwide Ground Stop (link); FAA Command Center national ground stop advisory (link); FAA Command Center cancellation advisory (link); Utah State football schedule (link).