EL PASO, Texas -- As fate would have it, the flights to El Paso for quarterback Jake Frantl, defensive end Samuel Okunlola, and defensive back Hudson Primus were canceled out of Dallas, and they had to scramble in order to get to El Paso, Texas, for the Sun Bowl. Frantl connected to Dallas from Milwaukee, Okunlola from Massachusetts, and Primus from Washington, D.C. All three had the same eventually canceled flight (in an unplanned manner!) from Dallas to El Paso on Sunday.
Pitt flew out as a team from Pittsburgh to El Paso on Christmas Day, but some Panthers were across the country visiting their families for their holiday breaks and were to fly to El Paso themselves on Sunday, in advance of Monday's meetings and practice.