Hurricane Florence’s impact on college football: Second major game canceled
By SDS Staff
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As Hurricane Florence bears down on the East Coast, college football leaders are having to make decisions.
As of 1:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, two major games have been cancelled: UCF at North Carolina and West Virginia at N.C. State.
Will Muschamp was asked about Hurricane Florence’s potential impact on South Carolina’s game Saturday against Marshall.
UCF was scheduled to travel to North Carolina, but that game has been cancelled according to an official release by UCF.
Due to Hurricane Florence, our game at UNC this weekend has been canceled.
UNC and UCF will continue to discuss the feasibility of playing the game at a later date this season. #ChargeOn pic.twitter.com/8DfCNUw8Ne
— UCF Football (@UCF_Football) September 11, 2018
N.C. State was set to host West Virginia Saturday, but that game has also been cancelled, per N.C. State.
Due to the increasing likelihood of severe and unsafe conditions associated with Hurricane Florence, our game with @WVUfootball will not be played this weekend.https://t.co/An5ShiiLDt
— NC State Football (@PackFootball) September 11, 2018
Boston College and Wake Forest will move their kickoff time up Thursday to 5:30 p.m, per Brett McMurphy.
Kickoff for Boston College at Wake Forest Thursday moved up to 5:30 p.m.
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 11, 2018
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