A flight delay nearly derailed No. 6 Texas's trip before the Longhorns landed in time to face No. 21 LSU at Tiger Stadium.
Texas football almost missed its own game. A nationwide ground stop delayed the Longhorns' flight on Friday, but the team eventually made it to Baton Rouge early Saturday ahead of their Week 11 matchup with LSU at Tiger Stadium, set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Texas (7-2, 4-2 SEC) enters on a three-game winning streak, having put back-to-back October losses to Oklahoma and Florida behind them. Last week quarterback Arch Manning threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns, going 28-for-38, in a 34-20 win over then-No. 19 Missouri. He has not thrown an interception in his last two games.
LSU (6-3, 3-3) is coming off a 31-13 loss to Alabama on Nov. 7, its third defeat of the season, and the Tigers have split their six conference games. A win over a top-10 Texas squad would give LSU some momentum heading into road trips to Tennessee and Arkansas.
Texas sits a game and a half behind first-place Georgia in the SEC standings, making this a meaningful test for both programs as the season moves toward its final stretch.