The Citadel’s nonconference home game against Charleston Southern has been postponed due to Hurricane Florence’s expected impact on the East Coast. The game has been rescheduled for Nov. 24 at Johnson-Hagood Stadium, contingent on neither team qualifying for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
The Bulldogs are 0-2 after Southern Conference losses to Wofford and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Charleston Southern was off last week after losing 53-6 in its season opener at Florida.
The first of a four-game series, it is to be the first time the crosstown schools have met in football since 2015.
“First off, this is a very unfortunate situation,” The Citadel athletic director Mike Capaccio said in a news release. “After the governor issued the mandatory evacuation of the coast, The Citadel reviewed options to relocate the game for this weekend. However, it was appropriate to keep the main focus on ensuring the safety of all parties that would be involved with trying to play the game this weekend.
“We are very thankful for the administration over at Charleston Southern for working with us to come up with a suitable make-up date. We both feel that it is very important to play the game.”