FIU will play its home opener this weekend after all.
It just won’t be in Miami.
The Panthers will play host to Alcorn State as scheduled only the game has been moved to historic Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, due to concerns with Hurricane Irma — a Category 5 storm with South Florida in its sights.
Kickoff is Friday at 7 p.m.
FIU reportedly worked with officials at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and the city of Birmingham to move the game from Miami.
In 2014, UAB dropped football in what turned out to be a temporary move.