Big 12 Changes Football Schedule After Flight Problems
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The Big 12 is a group of college football teams in the United States. On Saturday, November 14, there were problems with the football schedule.
There was a ground stop from the FAA. The FAA controls planes in the United States. A ground stop means planes cannot leave the airport.
Arizona State is a football team. The team had to fly 1,900 miles to play another team called UCF. They had to play on the same day.
A person from the team said, 'Let's dance.' This means the team is ready to play, even with the problems.
There was also a change for another game. BYU is the number 10 team in the country. BYU's kickoff time changed. Kickoff is the start of a football game.
The new kickoff time for the BYU game is 6 p.m. Central Time. Central Time is a time zone in the United States.
These changes show that sports schedules can change fast. Weather and flights can change plans for a whole team.
Vocabulary6 words
- ground stop
- when planes cannot leave the airport for a time
- kickoff
- the start of a football game
- schedule
- a plan of when things happen
- conference
- a group of sports teams that play together
- FAA
- the US group that controls planes
- time zone
- an area where people use the same clock time
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1. There was a ground stop from the FAA 2. 1,900 miles 3. 6 p.m. CT
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The Big 12 is a group of college football _____ in the United States.
There was a _____ stop from the FAA.
A ground stop means planes cannot _____ the airport.
Arizona State had to fly 1,900 _____ to play UCF.
They had to play on the _____ day.
A person from the team said, 'Let's _____.'
BYU is the number 10 _____ in the country.
The new kickoff time is 6 p.m. _____ Time.
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