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Miami's game at Arkansas State canceled over Irma concerns

Posted at 9:25 AM, Sep 06, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-06 18:27:38-04

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- No. 16 Miami's game at Arkansas State on Saturday has been canceled over concerns about Hurricane Irma, a powerful Category 5 storm that forecasters believe will affect Florida this weekend.

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Getting to Arkansas for the game would not be the problem for Miami. Getting back to Miami would be the potential issue, and the uncertainty over what will happen with the storm led to the decision to err on the side of caution.

The game will not be made up in 2017.

Some members of the Hurricanes' women's basketball team were evacuating on Wednesday to Georgia, to get out of Irma's expected path. Miami has canceled classes until at least Monday.

There have already been a slew of changes to sports schedules because of Irma.

Sunday's Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins NFL game will not be played until Nov. 19, the league announced Wednesday.

Florida International's home game with Alcorn State, scheduled for Saturday night, will not be played in Miami - and the teams were working Wednesday on a plan to meet at a neutral site on Friday.

No. 10 Florida State and No. 22 Florida, both scheduled to play at home on Saturday night, are also monitoring Irma and reviewing options. Moving kickoffs to earlier in the day were under consideration.

Dozens of high school football games in Florida were either canceled or rescheduled, and Miami also canceled two volleyball matches, two women's soccer games and a cross country meet because of the expected storm.