By Thomas Corhern, TTU Sports Information

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – With Tropical Storm Helene and its effects wreaking havoc on North Carolina, the start time for Saturday's football game at Gardner-Webb has been pushed up to a 2 p.m. Eastern / 1 p.m. Central kickoff.

Crews are working to restore power to the affected areas and the game will kick off at 2 p.m. Eastern regardless of whether power is available or not. Broadcasts will not be available, but Gardner-Webb is attempting to send out live stats as cell connections allow.

Further updates will be relayed through TTUsports.com as well as Tech Football's social media accounts.