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Billionaires grounded, Mustangs routed out of CFB Playoff
Private jets packed with SMU alums, boosters such as Craig James and Bryson DeChambeau was diverted away from State College before the Mustangs were beat up by the Penn State Nittany Lions
STATE COLLEGE, PA – As Bill and Liz Armstrong’s Falcon 900 C circled the air above Beaver Stadium an hour before kickoff of the biggest sporting even in SMU history, a hush fell over the 14 passengers as the pilot made an announcement – the State College Regional Airport was full and the private jet was diverted.
Their jet wasn’t alone. Over 20 private jets departed the Metroplex early in the morning bound for State College. Only a handful made it to their desired destination. Money can buy the Ponies into the ACC and back into the big leagues of college football, but that cash was useless thousands of feet in the air on a time crunch.
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