All eyes are on the Gulf as Hurricane Isaias heads toward the northern Gulf Coast.

Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations and school closures in parts of Florida.

Isaias strengthened into a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph less than 20 hours after becoming a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center announced Oct. 7.

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A heavy rain forecast for Saturday's game in Tuscaloosa may help the Georgia Bulldogs beat Alabama.

All three games will be impacted by a threat for strong gusty winds and heavy rainfall.