PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Midwestern State's scheduled game against West Florida Saturday at Blue Wahoos Stadium has been cancelled due to threat of Hurricane Irma.

The game will not be rescheduled.

Earlier Thursday night, Florida Governor Rick Scott directed all public K-12 schools, state colleges, state universities and state offices to close Friday, Sept. 8 through Monday, Sept. 11 to ensure the state has every space available for sheltering and staging.

The Midwestern State football team traveled to Lafayette, La., practiced and stayed overnight on Thursday. The Mustangs will head back to campus on Friday.

MSU opens Lone Star Conference against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.