# USC basketball dramatically impacted by shocking FAA flight disaster

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/usc-basketball-dramatically-impacted-by-shocking-faa-flight-disaster/
- Published: 2026-11-13T23:18:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T01:04:38+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/sports/usc-basketball-dramatically-impacted-by-faa-flight-stoppage/
- Topics: Basketball, Culture, Sport, Travel, World

## Key points

- USC women’s basketball was grounded in Los Angeles.
- The FAA cited a communications issue at air traffic control centres.
- The delay may affect Sunday’s game against No. 1 South Carolina.

## Summary

USC women’s basketball was stranded in Los Angeles on Friday after the FAA issued a nationwide ground stop, disrupting the team’s planned trip to South Carolina. The delay puts the Trojans’ Sunday game against top-ranked South Carolina at risk and affects other sports teams travelling for weekend fixtures.

The US Secretary of Transportation said a communications issue was affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centres, and FAA technicians were investigating. USC said it would provide updates; the article gives no revised travel plans or confirmed change to the game. USC’s football team had already arrived in Indiana for its Saturday match.

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