North Carolina's football game against Central Florida has been canceled as Florence, a powerful Category Four hurricane, approaches the East Coast.
Hurricane Florence is expected to hit both the North Carolina and South Carolina coasts on Thursday. Winds were 130 miles per hour as of Tuesday morning. Florence is expected to bring about 5 to 10 inches of rain to the Triangle area, according to the National Hurricane Center.
UNC (0-2) and UCF (2-0) were supposed to play in Chapel Hill, N.C., at noon. All tickets for the game that were purchased through Carolina Athletics will be automatically refunded. Ticketholders do not need to contact the UNC athletic ticket office or the Rams Club for a refund.
"We are disappointed for both teams and their fans," UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham said in a press release. "We wish UCF good luck the rest of the season and appreciate (athletics director) Danny White's and (executive associate AD) David Hansen's consultation and cooperation in making this decision. We look forward to our game at Kenan Stadium against Pitt on Sept. 22."
"It is unlikely the Knights will be able to replace the UNC contest with another game as the Knights don't have a true open date," UCF football's Twitter account tweeted on Tuesday.
