On Monday, Sept. 2, the Coastal Carolina football program evacuated to Greenville, South Carolina, ahead of Hurricane Dorian’s projected arrival to the Carolina coast. Traveling northwest from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the Chanticleers’ entourage was a large one, including 115 players, 11 coaches, support staff—and a large papier-mâché piñata.
The team hit the road earlier than planned, around 11:15 a.m., after South Carolina governor Henry McMaster issued an evacuation order on Sunday that moved up the program’s timeline from its planned Monday evening departure. The Chanticleers’ schedule was upended, and the team wasn’t able to get to one order of business it usually covers on Day 1 of game weeks: its opponent-specific “championship.