The Texas Longhorns were set to fly out of Austin on Friday for their trip to Baton Rouge ahead of this weekend's matchup with the LSU Tigers.

However, as the Longhorns were getting ready for takeoff, the FAA announced a nationwide ground stoppage of all flights in the U.S. This forced the team to deplane and head back to campus.

But a little over 4 1/2 hours later, the FAA officially lifted the ground stoppage, allowing Texas to re-chart a course to Baton Rouge after being forced to alter the team's travel plans.

Texas Set to Take Off From Austin on Friday Night

The Longhorns are set to take off from Austin to Baton Rouge at 8:47 p.m. CT on Friday, according to American Airlines and FlightRadar.com.

Assuming that the FAA doesn't issue a second stoppage before then, all signs point to Texas being able to make it to Baton Rouge at some point tonight. Despite the delay, it presumably wouldn't have any impact on the current 6:30 p.m. CT kickoff time from Tiger Stadium on Saturday night.

While many commercial flights around the country will likely still face some delays as new takeoff times get sorted out, Texas football's charter flight allows the team to leave Austin without much concern now that the stoppage has been lifted.

Expect more updates to roll in throughout the evening and into tomorrow morning.