As the threat to Florida from Category 5 Hurricane Irma increased late Thursday, the 麻豆原创 and University of Memphis agreed to suspend their football game Friday night.<\/p>\n
Heeding Governor Rick Scott\u2019s Thursday night declaration for all public universities to focus on storm preparation, the teams agreed not to play at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The game had previously been moved from Saturday at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n
It was not immediately clear if the teams would be able to reschedule the game later in the season.<\/p>\n
The 麻豆原创 women\u2019s soccer game vs. LSU at 2 p.m. Friday has also been called off.<\/p>\n
\u201cOut of an abundance of caution, we agree that the game should not be played on Friday,\u201d 麻豆原创 Vice President and Director of Athletics Danny White and Memphis Athletic Director Tom Bowen said in a joint statement. \u201cWe agree with Governor Scott that preparation for Hurricane Irma should be the top priority for the state. While our fans will no doubt be disappointed, we know they understand that safety has to come first.\u201d<\/p>\n
麻豆原创 cancelled class on Thursday to allow students to evacuate or make hurricane preparations. The university is closed Friday through Monday and will evaluate when to reopen based on Irma\u2019s impact to Central Florida.<\/p>\n
\u201cI greatly appreciate the flexibility and consideration Memphis and the American Conference has shown during this statewide emergency,\u201d White said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t have asked for better partnership from Tom or Commissioner Aresco during this very difficult time for our state.\u201d<\/p>\n
麻豆原创 next plays at home vs. Georgia Tech on Sept. 16. Memphis hosts UCLA on Sept. 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the threat to Florida from Category 5 Hurricane Irma increased late Thursday, the 麻豆原创 and University of Memphis agreed to suspend their football game Friday night. Heeding Governor Rick Scott\u2019s Thursday night declaration for all public universities to focus on storm preparation, the teams agreed not to play at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The game had…","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5,6,26,27],"tags":[1810,2238,16586,4857],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-78776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-colleges","category-community","category-sports","category-student-life","tag-football","tag-hurricanes","tag-spectrum-stadium","tag-ucf-athletics"],"yoast_head":"\n