'Isaac' forces Nicholls State to cancel preparations for Oregon State

By Associated Press Published: Aug 27, 2012 at 9:59 PM PDT
'Isaac' forces Nicholls State to cancel preparations for Oregon State
This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 at 1:45 p.m. EDT shows a swirl of clouds in the western Caribbean Sea associated with Tropical Storm Ernesto as it moves toward the Yucatan Peninsula. This storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane later Monday before possibly making landfall in northern Belize Wednesday. Ernesto could strengthen once it emerges in the Bay of Campeche. Clouds in the Southeast area associated with scattered showers and thunderstorms from Virginia through Louisiana. Clear skies are noted in the Plains, where warm to hot temperatures continue. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With tropical weather approaching southeast Louisiana, the Tulane football team has headed to Birmingham, Ala., where it plans to practice at least through Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Nicholls State has suspended operations through Wednesday, losing several days of practice before its season opener at Oregon State this Saturday.

Nicholls coach Charlie Stubbs says he hopes damage from Isaac will be minimal enough to allow the Colonels to practice at their Thibodaux campus Thursday before their scheduled flight out of New Orleans on Friday.

Tulane, which opens Saturday at home against Rutgers, hopes to return to New Orleans on Thursday as well.

At LSU, cancelled classes will allow players to practice at 11 a.m. Tuesday before the team hunkers down for the storm. LSU opens Saturday night at home against North Texas.