Effect of Hurricane Florence could give Nebraska more scheduling options for a 12th game
Central Florida and North Carolina canceled their Saturday game. UCF has a bye date Oct. 27, and the schools are discussing the feasibility of playing the game at a later date this season. North Carolina State — which hosts West Virginia that day — is reportedly considering canceling its game already.
There’s a decent chance UCF-UNC doesn’t ever happen. The question would become: Would Nebraska even think to consider the Knights for an Oct. 27 game? Would UCF consider saying yes? Is it possible UCF would be the favorite in that game?
Another game that could be canceled is East Carolina’s game at Virginia Tech. ECU also has a bye date Oct. 27, and since the Hokies are a nonconference game, the Pirates could easily slide another nonconference game into Oct. 27 without affecting its league slate. ECU is canceling classes starting after noon on Tuesday.
Another option is Marshall, which plays at South Carolina on Saturday. Columbia, South Carolina, is 140 miles or so inland from the Atlantic Ocean, and if weather forecasters are right, the storm will track north and may not considerably affect weather for the Gamecocks-Thundering Herd game. But Marshall also has an Oct. 27 bye date, and South Carolina, being a nonconference opponent, would be easy to replace.