Marshall football’s contest at South Carolina, originally scheduled for Saturday at 7:30 p.m., has been canceled due to of Hurricane Florence’s forecasted impact.
“It’s the right thing to do,” Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick said. “The student-athletes’ welfare was our number one concern.”
Florence, which is currently a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to make landfall either late Thursday or early Friday in Wilmington, North Carolina, then head southwest. The eye of the storm is expected to hit Columbia at some point this weekend.
“Whether or not the game could have been played, we made the decision we think is best for the state and those who are evacuating the coast,” South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner said.