Hurricane Matthew is heading toward the East Coast. The storm might not make landfall in more than a few areas, but it's nonetheless a dangerous weather event that will affect travel plans and aid allocation around the coastline. College football games aren't the most important thing on the line here, but many of them might change because of the storm.
According to the National Hurricane Center on Thursday afternoon, when President Obama declared a state of emergency in Florida, here's where the storm is likely to go:
According to the National Hurricane Center on Thursday afternoon, when President Obama declared a state of emergency in Florida, here's where the storm is likely to go:
From a college football perspective, here are some games we expect to be impacted by the storm and the latest news on each. These games aren't necessarily going to be directly impacted by the storm, but logistics could become a challenge, as we've seen in this sport in the past.
We’ll keep this updated through Saturday.
Games are listed below in alphabetical order by home team.
South Carolina State vs. Bethune-Cookman, postponed
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Breaking: Saturday's SC State vs. Bethune-Cookman game postponedhbcugameday.com/2016/10/south-… pic.twitter.com/wafN6erXAk
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Albany State at Charleston Southern, postponed
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CSU closing campus due to Hurricane Matthew csusports.com/x/b2ja4
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Charlotte at FAU, rescheduled, possibly to Sunday at noon ET
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the Charlotte at Florida Atlantic game has been "tentatively rescheduled" for Sunday, Oct. 9 at noon. fausports.com/sports/m-footb…
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LSU at Florida, postponed with hopes of rescheduling
From the SEC:
The LSU-Florida football game scheduled for Saturday in Gainesville has been postponed due to Hurricane Matthew, it was announced Thursday. The universities and the SEC Office will work to reschedule the game later in the 2016 season if possible.Rescheduling this one will be complicated.
"We had a very productive phone call today with a great spirit of cooperation between the universities' presidents and athletics directors and it became clear that the University of Florida could neither host nor travel to a game this weekend considering the circumstances," said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. "The developments of the hurricane in the last 24 hours, the projected magnitude of its impact and the unknown aftermath of this storm have resulted in this decision to seek another date to play the LSU-Florida game. We have to be sensitive to the possible imminent disruption to the state of Florida and in particular the Gainesville and surrounding area."
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Florida State at Miami, 8 p.m. ET
Miami's closing on Thursday and Friday, but the university doesn't want to have to move the game.
A statement from Miami athletic director Blake James:
"We are monitoring Hurricane Matthew, and are in constant contact with stadium personnel," James said. "We are hopeful that the impact of Hurricane Matthew will be minimal and the game between the Hurricanes and Seminoles will be played as planned."
The Canes will practice on Friday, with the hurricane's effects having cleared out from Coral Gables.
Notre Dame at NC State, noon ET
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Notre Dame-NC State start time remains unchanged; ACC, school officials monitoring weather conditions backingthepack.com/2016/10/4/1316…
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Virginia Tech at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m. ET
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We expect to play Saturday's game in Kenan at 3:30 pm as scheduled. We will continue to monitor the weather forecast and provide updates.
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UMass at Old Dominion, rescheduled to Friday, 8 p.m. ET
This game had been scheduled for Saturday at 6 p.m. | @ODUCoachWilder | |
Sorry, was excited earlier today, announced too soon😀 thx to ODU, @UMassFootball for moving the game to Friday night. Matthew go AWAY! pic.twitter.com/0RWQdCFbiG
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Michigan at Rutgers, 7 p.m. ET
The Detroit News:
New Jersey is in what has been termed the "cone of uncertainty" in terms of the weather map and what direction Matthew may go. The storm potentially could turn east and not be an issue. However, the current weather model suggests Matthew could follow a path that would include New Jersey.The Big Ten has not yet commented on the weather situation.
Georgia at South Carolina, postponed to Sunday (per SC head coach Will Muschamp)
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BREAKING: Will Muschamp just announced that the USC-Georgia game will be played on SUNDAY. Time TBA.
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Tulane at UCF, rescheduled to Nov. 5
This game had been scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m. ET. Now it'll be played Nov. 5, an open date for both teams.ECU at USF, noon ET
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Quick story: All still on schedule this weekend for @USFAthletics tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/al…
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Syracuse at Wake Forest, 7 p.m. ET
"The models we've seen don't show the storm coming inland," Wake Forest associate athletic director for communication Steve Shutt said. "It's supposed to turn out to sea. We'll monitor it and, if the models change, we'll evaluate our options."
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