Auburn football will be traveling to Starkville by bus for the Tigers' Week 11 clash with Mississippi State on Saturday. The FAA ground stop has effected travel plans around the country, though Auburn at least gets the benefit of traveling within its region.
Nearly all flight departures across U.S. airports were cancelled due to a massive communication issue impacting Air Route Traffic Control Centers. There is reportedly no proof that this was a hack by a foreign or domestic threat.
"Auburn has decided to bus to Starkville for its game against Mississippi State, a source tells CBS Sports," reported CBS Sports' Brandon Marcello.
Is Auburn-Mississippi State still happening?
There have been no plans announced even hinting that this game may not take place at this point, though things could certainly change.
Auburn football was planning to fly out of Columbus and take a bus from the Tupelo, Mississippi, airport upon landing. Alex Golesh had discussed earlier in the week how the team had a tough bus ride in the morning for an 11 am C.T. start time.
"Early kick on the road in the league. Every challenge that you can imagine comes with it. This is a tough travel. I talked about it at length this morning. The morning game piece is real. This is as early start with a legit travel and a bus ride in the morning. We've got to practice what that looks like and that started this morning. Into Tuesday, into Wednesday, into Thursday and into Friday having the right focus and the right detail and the right energy level to go start fast," Golesh said this week.
We'll keep you updated when new information comes in.
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