The Arizona Wildcats may not get their normal pregame rest before Saturday's showdown at Illinois, with their charter flight diverted to Indianapolis on Friday evening reportedly because of low visibility.
The Wildcats left Tucson at 2:22 p.m. via a chartered iAero Airways 737 and were scheduled to arrive at the Champaign/Urbana airport., at 5:30 p.m. but circled around and were sent to Indianapolis. As of 7 p.m. Arizona time (8 p.m. in Champaign), a team spokesman said they were still in Indianapolis awaiting their next move.
Hans Dee, an Illinois student and journalist, first tweeted out news of the diversion.
The Wildcats are scheduled to face Illinois at 3 p.m. (4 p.m. local time in Illinois) on Saturday at State Farm Center in Champaign.
There have also beenΒ been issues withΒ commercial flights in and out of Champaign/Urbana's Willard Airport on Friday.
