Florida A&M athletic facilities in good shape following Hurricane Helene

With many communities in the southeastern part of the country mourning in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Florida A&M University’s athletic facilities “appear to be in decent shape” according to university officials.

A recent story from MSN.com detailed the updates from Michael Smith, Florida A&M’s acting athletic director. Below is an excerpt from the MSN.com story.

“Our university athletic facilities team is doing their assessments in conjunction with the university’s EOC team to determine if there are any damages,” Smith told the Tallahassee Democrat. “Once that assessment is done, we’ll be able to determine what the next steps are.”

Hurricane Helene left thousands without power, triggered catastrophic flooding, and damaging winds generated multiple destructive tornadoes. Thus far, the death toll has risen to eight in Florida and 45 in total across other states. Neighboring school, Florida State University’s athletic facilities are still standing as well.

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The hurricane unexpectedly postponed football activities at Florida A&M this week. Following practice on Tuesday, the university announced that the team’s upcoming Southeastern Athletic Conference home opener against Alabama A&M University had been postponed due to Hurricane Helene’s arrival. The game was rescheduled for Friday, November 29, at Bragg Memorial Stadium. Head football coach James Colzie III gave the team the rest of the week off due to the storm and will return to practice on Monday after facilities assessments are completed.

To read the full story from MSN.com, click here.