Brandon Powell has dealt with hurricanes before. As a child in Deerfield Beach, the Florida Gators receiver endured Katrina and Wilma in 2005. So with Category 5 Hurricane Irma approaching Florida, he’s not concerned, and neither is his family.
“My family, we've been through hurricanes before,” he said. “There's not too much worry about.”
But his team isn’t taking any chances. Athletics Director Scott Stricklin announced Wednesday afternoon that the team is moving Saturday’s game against Northern Colorado, which was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Gainesville, up to noon.
“Currently the latest forecast shows that the tropical conditions will probably hit here Sunday morning,” Stricklin said.