N.C. State senior safety Shawn Boone went into Saturday’s game against Marshall with more than football on his mind.
Hurricane Irma was approaching Florida. Boone’s home is in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., positioned in the danger zone of the path of the then-Category 5 hurricane.
Boone’s family left and found a safe haven in Raleigh, Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren said Monday. Boone’s home suffered major damage on Sunday when Irma struck.
“The ceiling of his house fell in,” Doeren said.
“Several players that are affected by it and some of them, their parents have actually come up here.