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, USF and UCF 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…

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Publish date : 2024-10-08 15:58:25

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