Coach Steve Sarkisian's Texas Longhorns are headed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for a huge game against the LSU Tigers on a day of FAA flight groundings across the nation that had Arch Manning's team stuck in Austin. Things began to clear up on the day amid a stone-cold Manning take as Ross Dellenger of Yahoo! Sports shared a key update on the situation.
“Texas is making plans to fly to Baton Rouge tonight too,” the football scribe wrote.
The Week 11 contest was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET with Lane Kiffin's No. 21 Tigers preparing to face one of their toughest matchups of the entire season against the No. 6 Longhorns.
Texas led the all-time series by a tally of 9-8-1 with the Tigers having brought home a big W against the Longhorns back in 2019, when Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase stalked the sidelines for the Baton-Rouge passed SEC program.
Texas hasn't beaten LSU since 2003 in the Cotton Bowl, but Manning and Sarkisian's presence, along with a mostly clean bill of health for star wideout Cam Coleman, will help the Longhorns as they press forward with fellow star Ryan Wingo still ailing.
The travel plans of several college football teams have been jolted ahead of what looks like an exciting weekend of college football action. The Longhorns' decision to go ahead with their travel plans has drawn praise from fans, while other teams have been questioned for sitting on their hands and waiting.
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