For Florida Atlantic’s football team, the intersection of life and sport falls somewhere in Madison, Wis., on Saturday afternoon.
With Hurricane Irma bearing down on the entire state of Florida, the Owls travel to No. 9 Wisconsin for a date with the Badgers. The game is scheduled to start at noon shortly before Irma is set to make landfall in South Florida.
For some FAU players, the game can be a distraction from the reality of the storm, a refuge away from the barreling wind and rain. Other minds may drift back home, to their families, to their lives in Boca Raton.