{
  "id": 19913182,
  "title": "Transportation Secretary Encourages College Football Teams to ‘Reach Out to the FAA’ Following Nationwide Ground Stop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/transportation-secretary-encourages-college-football-teams-to-reach",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T03:18:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/sports/transportation-secretary-message-college-football-teams-after-faa-ground-stop/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, a rare nationwide ground stop caused by an issue with outdated technology at the FAA disrupted plans for college football teams across the United States. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy expressed hope that players could still attend their games, urging football teams to contact the FAA and reschedule their flights. The ground stop, which lasted for over four hours, affected thousands of flights and threatened to impact the TV schedules of major networks like ABC, CBS, ESPN, Fox, and NBC. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) confirmed that the game between Auburn and Mississippi State, originally scheduled for 12 p.m. ET, would now start at 4:15 p.m. ET. Despite the ground stop being the first of its kind since 9/11, officials stated there was no evidence of a cyberattack.",
  "summary": "Sean Duffy notes the Federal Aviation Administration can \"make sure we have games going off tomorrow\" The post Transportation Secretary Encourages College Football Teams to ‘Reach Out to the FAA’ Following Nationwide Ground Stop appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Sports media world reacts to ground stop disrupting college football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/sports-media-world-reacts-to-ground-stop-disrupting-college-football",
        "published": "2026-11-14T00:15:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}