Just minutes after West Virginia football head coach Dana Holgorsen said that his team was preparing for this weekend's N.C. State game and he had not been informed of any decision, N.C. State officials announced that the game would be cancelled.

"NC State will not play its scheduled football game with West Virginia University this weekend due to the increasing likelihood of severe and unsafe conditions associated with Hurricane Florence," the press release stated. "Emergency management resources are expected to be fully utilized and needed throughout the region, and today's decision will help give ample time to deploy those resources across the state."

The release did state that the game could be rescheduled, or that the Wolfpack will pick up "a replacement home game," presumably during their bye later in the year. The Mountaineers have made no such comment on alternative plans, other than Holgorsen's words during his press conference.

"We will switch gears," said Holgorsen, who went on to reiterate that his team would treat this as if it were an unconventional bye week. he bye weeks are typically spent with rest, time off, and recruiting. Instead, West Virginia will prepare as if they're playing N.C. State, and if the game is called off, they will turn to game prep for Kansas State over the weekend.

Holgorsen said Tuesday that he has no interest in moving the game to another day or time in order to "beat the storm." He's been in that scenario before and it did not work out well. When he was part of the staff in Houston, Hurricane Ike barreled toward the town in 2008. The game was moved to Dallas, then the time changed, then the hurricane - which had just got done hitting his players' hometown - sped up and dumped rain and winds on them in Dallas anyway. The Cougars lost that game and "were discombobulated for the next two weeks," losing the following week as well. Both games were three-point deficits.

Our own Mike Casazza immediately asked West Virginia for comment on a potential rescheduling.

"I have no information at this time on rescheduling the game," said a spokesperson for the school.

Assuming that everything holds true - that West Virginia will not play N.C. State (or any other team) this weekend - the Mountaineers will next take the field on Saturday, September 22nd. Kansas State will come to Morgantown for a game that is set to kickoff at 3:30PM ET and will be televised on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. The game has been designated as the program's annual Stripe the Stadium Game.

According to WVU Director of Digital Media, John Antonik, the last West Virginia game to be completely canceled came in 1954 when Washington & Lee dropped football in the summer leading up to the season and there was no replacement available. The 2005 game versus South Florida was postponed due to weather, while the 1963 matchup against Davidson was pushed back due to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.