Irving: The Big 12 Conference announced revised kickoff times for several Saturday, November 14, football games after Friday’s nationwide FAA ground stop disrupted team air travel across the United States.
The schedule changes affect Kansas-West Virginia, Arizona State-UCF, Baylor-BYU and Utah-Arizona. The conference said the adjustments were necessary following travel disruptions caused by the federal aviation system outage.
Kansas will face West Virginia at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, or 2:30 p.m. Central time. The game will air on ESPN2, according to the conference’s updated schedule.
Arizona State’s matchup against UCF will begin at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, corresponding to 3:30 p.m. Mountain time. ESPNU will broadcast the contest.
Baylor’s road game against BYU in Provo has been moved to 6 p.m. Central time, or 5 p.m. Mountain time. The matchup will be televised nationally on FOX.
Utah’s game against Arizona in Tucson will now start at 9:30 p.m. Central time, equivalent to 8:30 p.m. Mountain time. FOX will carry the late-night conference matchup.
Two other games will retain their previously scheduled kickoff times. Cincinnati will visit Iowa State at 11 a.m. Central time on TNT and HBO Max.
Texas Tech’s matchup against Oklahoma State in Stillwater will remain scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Central time on ESPN. The Big 12 said it would provide additional updates if other kickoff times changed.
The nationwide FAA ground stop affected college football programs preparing for weekend road games. Flight disruptions forced teams and athletic departments to reassess travel arrangements ahead of Saturday’s schedule.
The revised matchups could influence how fans follow the Big 12 standings during a busy conference weekend, particularly as several teams prepare for important late-season games.
The conference’s announcement did not include changes to the results or standings. It focused specifically on kickoff adjustments for Saturday’s games following Friday’s air travel disruption.
