Wisconsin’s travel plans briefly got caught up in the nationwide flight shutdown, but the Badgers are already on the ground and moving toward business as usual in College Park.
The Federal Aviation Administration said all flights were being grounded because of a “temporary telecommunications outage,” according to USA TODAY, creating the kind of ripple effect that can throw a college football weekend into chaos. For Wisconsin, though, the latest update was a clean one: the team’s stats and info social account said the Badgers had safely landed at BWI Airport.
That matters because Wisconsin is headed into one of the final stretches of its 2026 season. The Badgers have three games left, and two of them are away from Camp Randall Stadium. Saturday’s trip to Maryland is the penultimate road game, with Wisconsin set to face the Terrapins at SECU Stadium.
On paper, the matchup still looks straightforward enough for the Badgers. Wisconsin enters at 6-3, while Maryland sits at 3-6 and is now being led by interim head coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim. Abdul-Rahim took over after Maryland’s 37-30 loss to Rutgers in mid-October, a defeat that led to Mike Locksley being fired.
Maryland has split its two games since then. The Terrapins lost to Illinois before bouncing back with a 34-29 win over Purdue.
For now, though, the travel update is the headline: Wisconsin is in place, the weekend game remains on track, and the Badgers can turn their attention to Maryland after a disrupted day in the air.
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