The University of Colorado football team, led by head coach Deion Sanders, will play the University of Central Florida on Saturday in Orange County, Florida. Hurricane Helen has wreaked havoc in several states, including Florida, in recent days, with the death toll reaching nearly 40 and property damage estimated at between $15 billion and $26 billion.
Despite the destruction, Colorado's social media team posted on social media on Friday a computer-designed graphic showing the safety of Camron Silmon-Craig as he stands knee-deep in water on a Florida beach. did.
The post reads “24 hours,” apparently referring to the countdown to Saturday's game. The post was later deleted from Colorado State's social media accounts. There was also a sign in the background of the image that read “Beware of Sharks,” an apparent reference to Silmon-Craig's nickname, “Shark.”
The Colorado State football program has deleted an X post depicting safety Kamron Silmon-Craig standing in knee-deep water before a game at Florida State after Hurricane Helen. (Colorado Buffaloes Football on X)
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Fox News Digital reached out to Colorado Football for comment, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
Flooding is one of the most destructive hurricanes, starting well before Hurricane Helen made landfall along the coast of Florida, with reports of rapid rises as far south as Fort Myers on Florida's Gulf Coast. . FOX Weathers Ian Oliver said high tides were rapidly flooding roads around St. Pete Beach Thursday evening, with high tide just hours away.
a hurricane has landed Florida's Big Bend Regionafter intensifying into a devastating Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph. Huge hurricane unleashes 20-foot force that could be 'unsurvivable' high tidedevastating hurricane-force winds and flooding.
Fox weather forecaster rescues woman from car during live shot during Hurricane Helen floods
Waves from the Gulf of Mexico crash onto the shore as Hurricane Helen rocks offshore on September 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. (Getty Images)
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee issued an unusual polar wind warning for several Big Bend counties ahead of the eyewall's approach.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Hurricane Helen is so large that there is a significant risk of life-threatening storm surge across the entire west coast of the Florida peninsula and the Big Bend region of Florida.
Due to the storm, Saturday's game between Colorado and UCF was moved inland to Orlando.
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Colorado Buffaloes running back Micah Welch, 29, celebrates with his teammates after scoring in the second half against the Baylor Bears at Folsom Field. (Christopher Hannewinkel/Imagn Images)
Sanders spoke about the weather before the game against Baylor, saying the team was preparing to avoid rain. Mr. Sanders got into an argument with a reporter who asked about his rainy-weather plans.
“I'm one of the best weather forecasters…If there's a 30% chance it's going to rain, there's a 70% chance it won't rain. Let's practice saying, 'It's not going to rain,'” Sanders said at a press conference. Ta. This week's conference.
This game will be the first meeting between Colorado and UCF. The Knights became a Division I program in 1996 and joined the Big 12 in 2023.
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