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NC State keeping eye on Tropical Storm Hanna, will play home opener

RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State's home opener against William & Mary will kickoff at 6 p.m. as scheduled, but school officials say they plan to keep an eye on Tropical Storm Hanna.

The storm is expected to make landfall late Friday night or Saturday morning, and bring with it the prospect for rain and possible thunderstorms.

While athletic director Lee Fowler made adjustments for the weekend schedule with other sports, he recommended that the football game retain its original schedule.

Fowler said the school would continue to monitor the storm through Friday to determine if it will come further inland.

Elsewhere, two South Carolina schools got out of Hanna's way.

Wofford's game with Charleston Southern was moved from Charleston to Spartanburg, and Coastal Carolina's game with Colgate was switched to Sunday for the same reason.

The storm won't affect the games between Presbyterian and Fayetteville State, and South Carolina State and Benedict.