College football notebook: Florida, South Florida postpone games due to Irma

The threat of Hurricane Irma led the University of Florida and University of South Florida to postpone their scheduled college football games Saturday.

USF was scheduled to visit Connecticut and Florida was slated for a visit from Northern Colorado.

The major hurricane stormed through the Atlantic Ocean with winds measured over 180 mph in the Caribbean. While the storm could weaken before making landfall in the United States this weekend, some models project Hurricane Irma as a Category 4 or Category 5 storm when it blows over Florida.

Gators athletic director Scott Stricklin analyzed the situation and concluded that playing the game in Gainesville was not in best interests of anybody. The game won't be made up later as the teams don't have a mutual open week.

However, USF could visit UConn later this season, but the schedule is not yet clear.

--Florida freshman wide receiver James Robinson has been sidelined indefinitely because of a heart issue.

Coach Jim McElwain revealed the news, noting that "something" showed up in Robinson's echocardiogram.

Robinson was suspended for the team's season opener against Michigan after he was cited for marijuana possession on Aug. 21. He also was cited for marijuana possession during his official visit to Ohio State in January.

--Memphis linebacker Jackson Dillon will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, coach Mike Norvell announced.

Dillon sustained the injury during the first half of the Tigers' season-opening 37-29 victory over Louisiana-Monroe.

A fifth-year senior, Dillon was limited to just one game last season after tearing his MCL. He made a combined 31 starts from 2013-15, recording 20.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.