![]() ![]() It’s not that UIW is a great get, but rather would have been more of a tough loss. Yet, Friday was the latest step in the right direction. You can do the math and see those numbers show that Grant has made in impact for the league, which clearly still has work to do. ![]() Since Grant, the league has gained three. ![]() ![]() Our kids would rather go play, but we need this thing to come through and the water to recede.Before Grant, the Southland lost five solid programs. I know it could be a possibility that we would (postpone). I had to do (the conference call) from my home because we can’t get to the complex right now. The rain comes so hard and fast, it weighs on your mind when you are thinking about that. That they can get in and out of the complex and get home. “When you have flooding like we are having here, you got to make sure your kids are safe. I think I have learned more about hurricanes and tropical weather in the last 48 hours than I ever knew before,” Lamar coach Mike Schultz said. “We have been navigating, literally navigating around the weather. While Sam Houston State and Houston Baptist expect to play, there is still some doubt on whether Lamar can leave its home city of Beaumont, Texas, to play at North Texas on Saturday.īeaumont was still getting heavy rains on Wednesday and the flooding has the city on lock down. We had some leave to stay with their parents, but we got them all back (Tuesday).” We stayed in touch with our players and about 90 percent of them stayed on campus. The university is closed so we will have time to catch up. “Anytime you lose days, you have to find a way. They just want to roll out the ball and play, but as coaches we know it is different,” Shealy said. “It is a challenge and the kids have great resolve. The Huskies hope to cram in a couple of practices before traveling to San Marcos, Texas, for Saturday's 6 p.m. Houston Baptist coach Vic Shealy said his home wasn’t flooded and is able to drive into work, but obviously other areas in Houston weren’t so lucky. We made sure everyone was safe and taken care of.” “We have a lot of players from Houston, so we had a number of players that had families displaced, so playing a football game is secondary. But we worked hard on our end and Richmond worked hard on their end and Baylor opened their arms for us,” Keeler said. “If you would have asked me (Sunday) if this game would be played I would’ve said no. Keeler wasn’t sure if the game would have been played at all as the Huntsville area still has flooding and power outages. On Monday, Sam Houston State announced the game will be played at Baylor’s McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, starting at 6 tonight. 26, the day after the storm made landfall. The first athletic event postponed was Sam Houston State’s home game against Richmond in Huntsville, Texas, on Aug. The situation is still ongoing as flood waters have yet to recede, which has crippled the Houston area and east Texas. Houston Baptist, Lamar, Sam Houston State and McNeese State were all affected by the storm and altered or canceled practices throughout the ordeal. On Wednesday, the storm made its way through Louisiana and marched into the Ohio River Valley Thursday. Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the coastal bend of Texas, worked its way up inland before lingering for six days bringing, high winds, torrential rains and devastating flood waters along its path. The 2017 college football season officially kicks off this weekend, and while every Southland Conference team is slated to play, it has been anything but a normal week for a few teams. Football wasn’t on the minds of the coaches during Tuesday's first Southland Conference Football Coaches Teleconference. ![]()
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