# Sports media world reacts to ground stop disrupting college football > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3756867 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 3 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 13, 2026, 6:15 PM · Read it: On Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared a nationwide ground stop. The only other nationwide ground stops in recent U.S. history came on Sept. 11, 2001 and in January 2023. As of this writing, The New York Times is reporting more than 3,000 canceled flights, and CNN reported that government officials have “no… AI summary (may contain mistakes): The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for departing flights, citing a communications outage and “extraordinary circumstances.” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said it was due to a “telecommunications outage” and there was no indication of a “nefarious” act, ABC News reported; TechRadar said officials could not yet rule out a cyberattack. ABC News reported 1,000 flights canceled, and MarketWatch reported more than 10,000 delayed. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 4:54 PM: [A Nationwide Ground Stop]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) Also, Russia lays out its hard-line demands. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. - Nov 13, 2026, 5:04 PM: [FAA ground stop disrupting travel for multiple college football teams, officials]() — ESPN (Sports, United States) Travel plans for multiple college football teams have been disrupted by the FAA's nationwide ground stop of all flights because of communications problems. - Nov 13, 2026, 6:15 PM: [Sports media world reacts to ground stop disrupting college football]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) On Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared a nationwide ground stop. The only other nationwide ground stops in recent U.S. history came on Sept. 11, 2001 and in January 2023. As of this writing, The New York Times is reporting more than 3,000 canceled flights, and CNN reported that government officials have “no…