As Hurricane Floyd assaulted Florida’s Atlantic coast Tuesday, The Weather Channel replaced ESPN as the network of choice for many college football coaches.
The storm could affect matchups Saturday involving ranked teams. No. 3 Penn State visits eighth-ranked Miami, No. 2 Tennessee is at No. 4 Florida and top-rated Florida State is host to No. 20 North Carolina State.
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The hurricane, which was moving north Tuesday, also could have an impact on games in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
During the Big Ten coaches’ teleconference Tuesday, Northwestern’s Randy Walker asked a reporter from Durham for a weather update. The Wildcats visit Duke Saturday.
“(The seniors) were a little concerned with flying into a hurricane,” Walker said.
Penn State coach Joe Paterno said he was concerned only with Hurricanes in orange jerseys: “I have enough troubles being a coach, much less a weatherman.”
A year ago, the threat of Hurricane Georges forced Miami to postpone a September game with UCLA in the Orange Bowl. In the Dec. 5 makeup game, the Hurricanes sprung a 49-45 upset, knocking the Bruins out of national title contention.