The Texas Longhorns football team is being impacted by the FAA's nationwide ground stoppage on Friday ahead of this weekend's matchup against the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge.

The Texas team flight remains grounded in Austin and has yet to take off, per multiple reports. This comes after the FAA announced that no flights are to take off "due to a communication issue affecting air traffic control," according to ABC News.

Texas football posted a video of the team boarding the plane on Friday afternoon, but their American Airlines charter flight didn't take off.

Texas Heading Back to DKR After Deplaning

According to Eric Henry of Horns247, the Longhorns have deplaned and are heading back to DKR.

The next steps for the team remain unclear. Texas and LSU are scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. CT kickoff on Saturday night in Baton Rouge at Tiger Stadium.

Here's a look at the Longhorns boarding their plane before the FAA's announcement changed the team's plans.

How Far is the Drive From Austin to Baton Rouge?

It remains unclear at this time when the FAA will lift its nationwide ground stop. Until that happens, the logical next step is figuring out how the Longhorns will get to Baton Rouge.

It's obviously not ideal for the Longhorns to drive to Louisiana, but it's shorter trip than many of the other college football team across the country are having to take this weekend.

The drive from DKR to Tiger Stadium is around seven hours, though this ETA could be shorter if the Longhorns have a police escort.

But for now, there's been no announcement from the team about plans to drive to Louisiana.

This is a breaking news article that will be updated accordingly.

Sign up to our free newsletter and follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram for the latest news.