Savannah State moves home football game against Kentucky State to Sunday because of hurricane

The Savannah State football team's conference home opener against Kentucky State has been rescheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday due to inclement weather forecast for the Savannah area following the arrival of Hurricane Ian.

The host Tigers (2-2 overall, 2-1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and the Thorobreds (0-4, 0-1 SIAC) were orginally slated to play at 6 p.m. Saturday at T.A. Wright Stadium.

All tickets for the NCAA Division II football game will be honored on Sunday. Game tickets can be purchased at ssuathletics.com/tickets. There will be no charge for parking.

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Savannah State's Marquell Brown attempts to avoid the tackle from Southeastern's Ryan Cunningham during the game Sept. 3 at T.A. Wright Stadium. SSU (2-2, 2-1 SIAC) has moved its home game against Kentucky State from this Saturday to Sunday at 3 p.m. due to the impact of Hurricane Ian.
Savannah State's Marquell Brown attempts to avoid the tackle from Southeastern's Ryan Cunningham during the game Sept. 3 at T.A. Wright Stadium. SSU (2-2, 2-1 SIAC) has moved its home game against Kentucky State from this Saturday to Sunday at 3 p.m. due to the impact of Hurricane Ian.

In addition, the SSU volleyball team's match Thursday night with Edward Waters has been postponed until Nov. 2 at 6 p.m.

Nathan Dominitz is the Sports Content Editor of the Savannah Morning News and savannahnow.com. Email him at ndominitz@savannahnow.com. Twitter: @NathanDominitz

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