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Herd, Gamecocks still a go for Saturday


By Kieran Intemann
While the impending arrival of Hurricane Florence has already impacted football games along the east coast, Marshall’s Saturday evening contest at South Carolina is still scheduled to be played as of now.
“As far as we’re concerned, we’re playing,” Marshall head coach Doc Holliday said at his weekly press conference Tuesday. “Until they tell us otherwise, we just go full speed ahead and go. Right now, we’re going as is, as we’re playing.”
The most recent National Hurricane Center forecast predicts Florence, currently a Category 4 storm, to make landfall Friday morning as a Category 3 storm near Wilmington, North Carolina, before heading southwest through South Carolina and over Columbia.
“Obviously, there are some weather issues out there,” South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp said. “Our campus and our state are handling that. Right now we’re on go for Saturday at 7:30. I haven’t had conversations with (South Carolina athletic director Ray) Tanner or (South Carolina president Harris) Pastides about anything else.”
Tanner is expected to meet with South Carolina officials Wednesday afternoon before speaking with Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick later in the day. Those two conversations could decide whether Saturday’s contest is played as scheduled, postponed to Sunday, moved to a neutral location or canceled without being rescheduled. Hamrick said that the plan is for the Thundering Herd to fly to Columbia on Friday, but buses have been secured as an alternative method of travel should Columbia International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport be closed due to the weather.
Multiple football games have already been either canceled, moved up or moved to a neutral field, including some with nearby schools. No. 14 West Virginia’s scheduled contest at NC State Saturday was canceled Tuesday afternoon, while Ohio’s scheduled game at Virginia will now be played at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville.
Other Marshall sports have also been affected by the hurricane. The Thundering Herd cross country team had its meet at Winthrop canceled and will now compete at Indiana State Saturday morning. The women’s golf team’s upcoming tournament at East Carolina has also been canceled. Marshall’s men’s soccer team is currently scheduled to play Sunday at 2 p.m. at South Carolina, but that game may also be moved.
“Our focus right now is on playing the game, and if we get to a point on Thursday where we can’t play, we’ll engage in conversations about what options we may have to play the game on another date,” Tanner said.
Marshall and South Carolina are currently scheduled to kickoff at 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening at Williams-Brice Stadium.

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