By BLOOMINGTON — The ongoing Federal Aviation Administration-mandated ground stop affecting flights across the country will not affect No. 5 Indiana's game against No. 14 Southern Cal.
IndyStar confirmed through IU officials that the Trojans, who will stay in Indianapolis as per previous plans, arrived safely late Friday afternoon. Multiple reports confirmed Big Ten officiating crews arrived at their predetermined game sites as well, and an IU official confirmed there's not expected to be any travel-related hold-up for Saturday's matchup between the Hoosiers and No. 18 USC.
The game comes at a pivotal moment for both teams, as each looks to bolster its standing in the eyes of the College Football Playoff selection committee. Indiana slid from No. 4 to No. 9 in Tuesday's weekly rankings release.
While other Big Ten games are being affected by the ground stop — Purdue plans to bus to Iowa on Friday night to make its 7:30 p.m. kickoff time — the 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff in Bloomington will go ahead without disruption.
Sources told the USA TODAY Network that Washington's football team was still in Seattle at its airport, and has since returned to its campus. The Huskies were scheduled to play at Michigan State at 4:15 p.m. Saturday.
The ground stop caused issues for dozens of college football teams per ESPN's Pete Thamel, including Minnesota, which is scheduled to play at Penn State at 7 p.m. Saturday.
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