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The Florida Atlantic football team’s stay in Madison will likely extend beyond Saturday’s game against the University of Wisconsin.

With Hurricane Irma set to hit Florida on Saturday and Sunday, the Owls won’t be able to travel home to Boca Raton, Florida, until the storm subsides.

“The health and safety of the student-athletes is always our first priority and our discussions with FAU centered around just that,” UW athletic director Barry Alvarez said in a release Wednesday. “We’ve discussed a number of contingencies, from paying for extra nights of hotel rooms to opening up our facilities for them to use for practice, sports medicine care, meals or anything else they may need.

“We’ve seen the devastation that these storms can inflict and our thoughts are with all those who may be affected.”

While UW confirmed Wednesday that the Badgers’ game against FAU will be played as scheduled at Camp Randall Stadium, many college football programs in Florida have canceled games this week.

Decisions were easy for Florida, Florida State and Central Florida, which were scheduled to play at home, but South Florida’s game at UConn and Miami’s game at Arkansas State have also been canceled.