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09-11-2008, 06:22 PM
Hurricane forces Ravens-Texans game to move to Monday night
ESPN.com news services
HOUSTON -- Hurricane Ike's pending impact on the Texas coastline has forced the Houston Texans to move their game Sunday with the Baltimore Ravens back a day.
In light of the storm, which is expected to reach land this weekend, the Texans will play the Ravens at 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday night in Houston. The game was originally scheduled for a 4:15 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday at Reliant Stadium.
Hurricane Ike was headed toward the Texas coast as a category 3 storm on Thursday. It was expected to make landfall between Houston and Corpus Christi sometime early Saturday morning.
The NFL hasn't been the only league affected by the storm. The Houston Astros are considering changing the time of their game with the Chicago Cubs on Friday from 8:05 p.m. ET to 2:05 p.m. ET because of Ike, which is projected to hit the city.
Additionally, University of Texas officials have decided to postpone the No. 8-ranked Longhorns' football game against Arkansas because of Hurricane Ike.
The game, which was scheduled for Saturday afternoon in Austin, will be played Sept. 27. The time of kickoff will be announced at a later date. Both teams have open dates that weekend.
One particular item of concern would have been packing more than 90,000 fans into Darrell K. Royal/Texas Memorial Stadium as evacuees would be leaving the area because of the storm. Texas Department of Transportation officials announced Wednesday they will make traffic one-way along Interstate 37 from Corpus Christi to Pleasanton, about 20 miles south of San Antonio, beginning at 7 a.m. Thursday to help speed the flow of people leaving the storm's projected landfall area.
McNeese State canceled Saturday's home football game against Cal Poly because of Hurricane Ike's potential effects on Lake Charles in Louisiana.
Oklahoma State announced that Saturday's home football game against Missouri State would kick off at 1:05 p.m. ET, six hours earlier than originally scheduled. The Stillwater area was already under a flash flood watch from a weather system unrelated to the hurricane, and officials hoped the later kickoff time would make travel to and from the game safer.
The Stanford-TCU game Saturday also has been moved up because of the storm. The game will be played at 1 p.m. ET in Forth Worth.
Air Force's game against Houston has been moved to Gerald J. Ford Stadium at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET. The game was moved from John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium in Houston.
The Washington State-Baylor game has been moved up to Friday night in Waco. The game was originally scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Kickoff is now scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday night.
ESPN.com college football reporter Tim Griffin contributed to this story. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
ESPN.com news services
HOUSTON -- Hurricane Ike's pending impact on the Texas coastline has forced the Houston Texans to move their game Sunday with the Baltimore Ravens back a day.
In light of the storm, which is expected to reach land this weekend, the Texans will play the Ravens at 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday night in Houston. The game was originally scheduled for a 4:15 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday at Reliant Stadium.
Hurricane Ike was headed toward the Texas coast as a category 3 storm on Thursday. It was expected to make landfall between Houston and Corpus Christi sometime early Saturday morning.
The NFL hasn't been the only league affected by the storm. The Houston Astros are considering changing the time of their game with the Chicago Cubs on Friday from 8:05 p.m. ET to 2:05 p.m. ET because of Ike, which is projected to hit the city.
Additionally, University of Texas officials have decided to postpone the No. 8-ranked Longhorns' football game against Arkansas because of Hurricane Ike.
The game, which was scheduled for Saturday afternoon in Austin, will be played Sept. 27. The time of kickoff will be announced at a later date. Both teams have open dates that weekend.
One particular item of concern would have been packing more than 90,000 fans into Darrell K. Royal/Texas Memorial Stadium as evacuees would be leaving the area because of the storm. Texas Department of Transportation officials announced Wednesday they will make traffic one-way along Interstate 37 from Corpus Christi to Pleasanton, about 20 miles south of San Antonio, beginning at 7 a.m. Thursday to help speed the flow of people leaving the storm's projected landfall area.
McNeese State canceled Saturday's home football game against Cal Poly because of Hurricane Ike's potential effects on Lake Charles in Louisiana.
Oklahoma State announced that Saturday's home football game against Missouri State would kick off at 1:05 p.m. ET, six hours earlier than originally scheduled. The Stillwater area was already under a flash flood watch from a weather system unrelated to the hurricane, and officials hoped the later kickoff time would make travel to and from the game safer.
The Stanford-TCU game Saturday also has been moved up because of the storm. The game will be played at 1 p.m. ET in Forth Worth.
Air Force's game against Houston has been moved to Gerald J. Ford Stadium at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET. The game was moved from John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium in Houston.
The Washington State-Baylor game has been moved up to Friday night in Waco. The game was originally scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Kickoff is now scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday night.
ESPN.com college football reporter Tim Griffin contributed to this story. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.