UPDATE: Washington Huskies Provide Statements on Football, Men's Basketball Games Following Flight Stoppage

The story was updated at 7:19 p.m. PT following a statement issued by the UW football team and a change in tip-off for the UW men's basketball team.

The Washington Huskies football team will enter the weekend 5-4 overall (2-4 in Big Ten play), and just one win away from being bowl game-eligible.

The Huskies have three more games to make that happen, two of them being on the road. Washington's first opportunity to do so is currently scheduled to take place against the Michigan State Spartans at 1:15 p.m. PT on Saturday at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich.

Unfortunately, that game may be at risk of being moved or come at an uncomfortable travel turnaround for the Huskies.

On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a nation-wide grounding of flights, resulting in people across the nation having their flights postponed or canceled and airports closed. The ground stop came due to a system-wide telecommunication and network router issue impacting air traffic control centers.

As a result, many teams attempting to travel through the air to their respective road games are didn't make the trip to their destinations on-time. Among those teams is Washington.

According to a post on "X" from Seattle Times reporter Andy Yamashita, the football team was still in Seattle as of 1:29 p.m. PT. The team's scheduled flight was supposed to depart around the time the stoppage was issued. Subsequent reports from Yamashita said the football team was back on campus attempting to "wait out" the delay and attempt to examine different travel options.

Some sporting events start times were impacted by the flight stoppage whereas others are continued to be assessed.

According to Yamashita's reporting, several other Washington programs have also been effected by the flight stoppage. The cross country team, which was in Sacramento, Calif., for the NCAA West Regionals, is currently still in Sacramento.

The men's basketball team, scheduled to play the Utah Utes at 4 p.m. PT on Saturday, has "also been impacted," per an article from Yamashita via a UW spokesperson.

The UW football team issued the following statement in a post on "X" regarding the kickoff time against the Spartans:

"With the FAA lifting the nationwide ground stop, the (UW football) team anticipates resuming travel to Michigan State this evening. No determination has been made regarding the kickoff time for Saturday’s game. We remain in communication with the Big Ten Conference and will provide updates as additional information becomes available."

The men's basketball team postponed its game against the Utes to 11 a.m. PT on Sunday.

The men's soccer team was scheduled to play the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten championship game at noon PT on Sunday in Bloomington, Ind. Most of the team has made it to Indiana, but a "smaller group's" connecting flight is currently delayed.

Other football programs impacted by the nationwide flight stoppage include Utah, the Texas Longhorns, Tennessee Volunteers, Ole Miss Rebels, Arizona State Sun Devils and Oregon State Beavers, among others.