As Florence moved onshore with the potential to drop catastrophic amounts of rain on the Carolinas and, eventually, northeast Georgia, University officials have made the decision to move Saturday’s game against Middle Tennessee State from 7:15 pm to noon.
Even though it appears the severe weather threat to the Athens area is minimal, the proximity to thousands of people fleeing the Carolinas is a traffic control concern. There’s the very real prospect that some of those folks will be looking for food and lodging in the Athens area Saturday night and, frankly, they'll need those resources more than you or I.