East Tennessee State coach Tre Lamb had no idea what he and his team were in for when they piled on the buses this weekend. The Buccaneers were on their way to Charleston, South Carolina to face The Citadel and knew they needed to stay weather aware.

The Buccaneers were stranded in the mountains of North Carolina because of flooded highways, but finally got to Charleston, S.C., thanks to a Good Samaritan.

Tre Lamb sounded remarkably chipper, given the circumstances. “Welcome to the bus league, baby,” the first-year coach of the East Tennessee State Buccaneers chirped Saturday morning. Life in the bus leagues of FCS has rarely been this adventurous.

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, the football game between The Citadel and East Tennessee State University (ETSU) has been delayed. ETSU’s team arrived in Charleston early Saturday morning, much later than anticipated,