Nov 14, 2026 2:56 AM
The nationwide news from Friday is affecting sports teams from around the country.
Syracuse Orange Athletics fans have gotten very used to seeing game schedules altered. That's because Central New York is consistently near the top of the snowfall rankings each season.
Well on Friday, the entire nation was halted as the United States grounded flights across the country due to communications issue, and that issue has been impacting college programs everywhere.
So, how have Orange teams been affected?
Syracuse football vs North Carolina State
Before 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, the Syracuse Football "X" account posted "Grounded in Raleigh." The Orange have landed and arrived in Raleigh, N.C. for a road game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m. ET on Saturday.
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Syracuse basketball's game against St. John's
The Orange will battle against an old BIG East Conference foe, the St. John's Red Storm, Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. ET inside Madison Square Garden. The distance between the JMA Wireless Dome and Madison Square Garden is approximately 250 miles. Syracuse could fly on Saturday, or they could take a bus, but they haven't confirmed their arrival in New York yet.
Syracuse men's soccer
Ian McIntyre and his group were hoping to be back on the pitch this weekend in the ACC tournament. However, the Orange lost to the ACC's top-seeded team, the SMU Mustangs, Thursday night. No travel is needed for the Orange now. They will find out their NCAA Tournament on Monday during the NCAA Tournament selection show.
Syracuse women's basketball
The women are scheduled to host Canisius on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. ET. Canisius, based in Buffalo, is approximately 150 miles away, so no plane is needed for Golden Griffins.
How is it affecting other college teams across the country?
According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, no ACC teams have been affected by travel woes. However, several other prominent programs had their flights in limbo.
Baylor, Kansas State, Utah, Arizona State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas, Minnesota, Purdue, Washington, North Texas, Oregon State and Wyoming were all impacted in some way.
There have been several game time changes around the college football landscape. Auburn and Mississippi State will now play at 4:15 p.m. ET while Central Florida and Arizona State will kick off at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Washington is traveling to Michigan State, but no game time has been determined yet. Oregon State was set to bus to Boise State, but now they will be flying after all.
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