Hurricane Milton: Tracking impact of major hurricane on college football in Week 7
For the second time in three weeks, the state of Florida is facing a major hurricane.
As of Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton has reached Category 4 status and is angling toward the Tampa area and then Orlando. On Thursday, Sept. 26, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida, which affected the college sports schedule.
Milton reached Category 5 status on Monday, rapidly intensifying from a tropical storm to the highest category for a hurricane in a short time. Hurricane Milton reached the fourth-highest recorded pressure by a hurricane ever on Monday.
8PM EDT: This is nothing short of astronomical. I am at a loss for words to meteorologically describe you the storms small eye and intensity. 897mb pressure with 180 MPH max sustained winds and gusts 200+ MPH. This is now the 4th strongest hurricane ever recorded by pressure on… pic.twitter.com/QFdqFYFI7o
— Noah Bergren (@NbergWX) October 8, 2024
Both Florida State and Miami football have their bye weeks during Week 7, and Florida football travels to Knoxville, Tennessee, to take on Tennessee. However, South Florida and Central Florida have home games scheduled in Tampa and Orlando, respectively, which could be impacted by the incoming storm.
Here's the latest on how Hurricane Milton could impact college football schedule this weekend:
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Hurricane Milton impacts on college football live updates
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Tuesday, Oct. 8
12:00 p.m.: According to 247 Sports' Graham Hall, Florida football coach Billy Napier's Wednesday media availability has been canceled for this week due to Hurricane Milton.
#Gators have canceled Billy Napier’s regularly scheduled Wednesday night press conference due to Hurricane Milton.
— Graham Hall (@GrahamHall) October 8, 2024
11:42 a.m.: UCF athletics announced the alteration of its schedule for non-football sports on Tuesday, including volleyball, men's and women's soccer. UCF's football game against Cincinnati remains scheduled for 3:30 p.m. from FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando. However, coach Gus Malzahn's Thursday’s Knight Talk Radio Show has been canceled.
11:39 a.m.: The American Athletic Conference announced that the game between Memphis and USF football has been postponed until 3:30 p.m. The game was initially scheduled for Friday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
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The @MemphisFB vs @USFFootball football game has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 12 at 3:30pm ET in Tampa as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida.
TV will be announced at a later date.— The American (@American_Conf) October 8, 2024
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tracking Hurricane Milton's impact on weekend college football in Week 7
