FCS schools keep close eye on Hurricane Irma

(STATS) - Hurricane Irma is altering this week's FCS schedule as it moves toward the United States The Category 5 hurricane, which the National Hurricane Center

(STATS) - Hurricane Irma is altering this week's FCS schedule as it moves toward the United States

The Category 5 hurricane, which the National Hurricane Center has termed "potentially catastrophic," was in the Caribbean on Wednesday and is forecast to turn toward Florida and come ashore this weekend.

The effect has been felt as far north as South Carolina as the Charleston Southern at South Carolina State game in Orangeburg was postponed.

Alcorn State's scheduled game at FIU has been moved from Miami Saturday night to Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, Friday night. Kickoff is 7 p.m. ET.

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The New Hampshire at Georgia Southern matchup also has been moved to Legion Field at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Northern Colorado is making a cross-country visit to Florida for a game in Gainesville that has been moved up to noon from its originally scheduled 7:30 p.m. start.

Two other Florida FCS teams will be out of state playing road games Saturday, Bethune-Cookman (Daytona Beach) at Southeastern Louisiana and Stetson (DeLand) at Marist. Florida A&M, located in Tallahassee, has a bye.

Another FCS program, McNeese, is hosting Division II Florida Tech (Melbourne) in Louisiana.