GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Hurricane Irma's impact has been felt across the entire state of Florida.
With our thoughts on who may be impacted next as the storm continues to travel north, the University Athletic Association is assessing the damage that was done in Gainesville and on Florida's campus.
Thankfully, no student-athletes, coaches were harmed during the storm.
UF's facilities are intact with no major damages.
However, portions of the Mark Bostick Golf Course are under some water and will be some time before it is playable. In addition, Donald R. Dizney Stadium (lacrosse facility) is under some water.
Some signage came down at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during the storm, but there are no major damages at this time.
On the field, Florida's football team is scheduled to host Tennessee on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on CBS.
Currently, the Southeastern Conference, UF and city authorities plan to assess the state of the stadium and campus to determine whether the appropriate personnel would be available for the game.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey released a statement Monday afternoon: "Now that the storm has passed through Gainesville, the University of Florida is working with local authorities to assess the effect of the storm on the campus and the Gainesville community, at the same time ensuring the appropriate security and local officials are available to host a game."
After being off on Monday, Coach
Jim McElwain and the Gators will practice on Tuesday.
UF canceled this past Saturday's visit from Northern Colorado due to the storm. Among the reasons is more than 3,300 working personnel, 17 government agencies and outside vendors are needed to conduct a game for a crowd of around 90,000 people at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Irma arrived on Sunday night and pounded Alachua County for the next eight hours with heavy rains and tropical storm winds.
The city was left strewn with debris and faced with flooding in many areas, while thousands of people suffered power outages.
