BYU’s game against Baylor has been pushed back to 5:00 PM Mountain Time. On Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded every flight in the country “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” The FAA announced on Friday evening that flights could resume, but Baylor decided to wait until Saturday morning to leave for Provo. As a result, the game has been pushed back to 5:00 PM Mountain Time.
GAME UPDATE – BYU vs Baylor
Due to the national FAA ground stop, tomorrow’s game against Baylor will now kick at 5pm MT (7pm ET) on FOX pic.twitter.com/NmprdwDdyj
— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) November 14, 2026
Why BYU-Baylor Was Pushed Back
The Baylor Bears were boarding their flight to Provo when the FAA made the announcement. Instead of departing for Provo, Baylor returned to its facility.
Next stop: Provo 🛩️ pic.twitter.com/Rv4w5t5iHl
— Baylor Football (@BUFootball) November 13, 2026
Baylor will not fly to Utah tonight.
I will update around 10pm.
— Grayson Grundhoefer (@GrayGrundhoefer) November 14, 2026
Pete Nakos reported that Baylor plans to fly to Utah in the morning.
Baylor is not flying out tonight. Hope is to fly out in the morning and play BYU tomorrow. https://t.co/sYaaD3BuTO
— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos) November 14, 2026
BYU-Baylor is not the only game in jeopardy. There are schools from the SEC, the Big Ten, and the Big 12 that did not fly before the mandate. Some schools like Auburn jumped on buses to drive to their destinations. Ross Dellenger of On3 reported that “conference officials are discussing potential kickoff time adjustments with media partners, including swapping time slots with other games.”
NEW: Conference officials are discussing potential kickoff time adjustments with media partners, including swapping time slots with other games, @RossDellenger reports.
Airport staff has informed some administrators that the grounding could last 8 more hours. pic.twitter.com/ojl5hsJR1Q
— On3 (@On3) November 13, 2026
The Big 12 conference released a statement on Friday evening:
“Due to the national FAA ground stop impacting team travel, the Big 12 Conference is evaluating potential changes to Saturday’s football schedule. The Conference will continue to monitor the travel disruptions alongside its member institutions and provide updates for Saturday’s games.”
Arizona State is scheduled to play UCF at 3:30 PM Eastern Time. The Sun Devils will not fly to Orlando until Saturday morning, according to Chris Karpman of Sun Devil Source. This could be an option for Baylor if the FAA does not lift the ban by Friday afternoon/evening. The flight from Waco to Provo is shorter than the flight from Tempe to Orlando.
— Chris Karpman (@ChrisKarpman) November 13, 2026
BYU and Baylor are scheduled to kickoff at 1:30 PM Mountain Time on FOX. FOX is scheduled to broadcast Utah-Arizona in the primetime slot. However, the Utes did not make their flight to Tucson, either. Therefore, FOX could switch a few kickoff times depending on when the mandate is lifted. Utah’s flight to Arizona is shorter than Baylor’s flight to Provo, so it wouldn’t be impossible for Utah-Arizona to take the afternoon slot and BYU-Baylor to take the evening slot if the teams can’t travel until the morning…