Utah-Arizona game time changed after FAA ground stop

It’s going to be a late night in the desert. No. 2 Utah’s game against No. 23 Arizona in Tucson Saturday has been moved from 5:30 p.m. MST to 8:30 p.m. MST after the Utes’ team plane was grounded for hours as part of an FAA nationwide ground stop Friday afternoon, the Big 12 announced on Friday night. The game will still be televised on Fox. The ground stop started around 1:30 p.m. MST on Friday and was lifted around 6:30 p.m. MST, but Utah is not flying out of Salt Lake City International Airport until Saturday morning, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The game will still be televised on Fox. Utah attempted to leave on Friday night, but couldn’t due to flight crews timing out, per Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger. The Utes will now fly out at 10:50 a.m. Saturday, and as a result of the Utes flying in on the morning of the game, the Big 12 Conference moved the contest back three hours.

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