With one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in history about to bear down on South Florida, leaving millions scrambling to prepare, CBS college football analyst and former college coach Rick Neuheisel went on ESPNU radio to declare it "suspicious" that 16th-ranked Miami (1-0) canceled its Saturday game at Jonesboro against Arkansas State (0-1).
Meanwhile, Miami football players and other athletes had dispersed to be with their families. Dozens are from South Florida, and others flew home to various states.
Miami officials ordered a campus-wide evacuation Thursday, the first time in history for the school.
"All of our student-athletes, not just the football players, were dismissed yesterday so they could be with their families and prepare for the storm," Miami senior associate athletic director Carter Toole said on Thursday.