Penn State, Auburn game comes with logistical complications for Nittany Lions

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Becoming the first Big Ten team to play at Jordan-Hare Stadium does not come without its hiccups. 

No. 22 Penn State will travel to Auburn on Saturday for a matchup with the Tigers, but getting to the team hotel is becoming a logistical nightmare for the Nittany Lions. 

General view of Jordan-Hare Stadium during the Auburn Tigers-Tennessee Volunteers game on Oct. 13, 2018, in Auburn, Alabama. (Michael Chang/Getty Images)

Due to construction at the local airport – Montgomery Regional – Penn State will not be able to land its chartered flight as planned on Friday afternoon, according to a report by The Athletic. 

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"We really were working on flying into there but that wasn’t able to get done. So, flights are challenging. Hotels are challenging," Penn State head coach James Franklin said Tuesday during his press conference. 

"There are some things that we’re going to talk to the team about today just to be prepared for, but we got a plan for it. It is a little bit different than the way we normally operate."

There are two options at play for Penn State, both with their own set of complications.

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The first option is to fly to the airport in Columbus, Georgia, then take a bus over 90 miles to the team’s hotel in Montgomery, Alabama. 

Head coach James Franklin leads the Penn State Nittany Lions onto the field before the Ohio Bobcats game at Beaver Stadium on Sept. 10, 2022, in State College, Pennsylvania.  (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

Option number two includes significantly less travel but