HURRICANE IRMA Most football games in Florida are on

Bucs, Jaguars, Gators, USF stick to schedules, will play at home.

Amid the misery in Florida caused by Hurricane Irma, the state still has places to play.

The Jacksonville Jaguars were the latest to announce they will play at home this weekend.

Team president Mark Lamping and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry delivered the news at a local fire station Tuesday, just hours after the team returned home following an extended stay in Houston because of Irma.

“It’s so important on so many different levels that we show the world that Jacksonville is open for business,” Lamping said.

Lamping said EverBank Field in Jacksonville passed its final NFL inspection Tuesday to gain clearance to host a game against the Titans.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers also announced Tuesday they will host the Chicago Bears as scheduled Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. Across the state, the home of the Miami Dolphins and Hurricanes was declared safe after structural engineers found no damage related to Irma.

In college football, No. 23 Tennessee and 24th-ranked Florida will play as scheduled Saturday in Gainesville. No. 22 South Florida was to resume practice Tuesday and will host Illinois on Friday, also at Raymond James.

The Bucs’ game will be their season opener.

“Hosting the game is important to us, as Tampa Bay has been through a lot over the past few days,” Buccaneers CEO Brian Ford said. The Bucs’ game last

Sunday at Miami was post- poned until Nov. 19 because of the storm.

The SEC announced the Gators and Volunteers could play their league opener as scheduled. The Gators’ stadium sustained only minor storm damage to signage.

Florida (0-1) canceled its home opener last week against Northern Colorado because of the hurricane.

USF Athletic Director Mark Harlan said the Bulls determined their game could be safely played as scheduled without hurting recovery efforts.

Florida Atlantic is targeting a return today to its campus in Boca Raton, and still hoping to play its scheduled home game Saturday against Bethune-Cookman.

Not being played this Saturday will be Georgia Tech’s game at Central Florida, whose stadium is being used for recovery efforts. The game will not be made up.

Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens was determined to be safe for the Hurricanes, who are scheduled to play the next game there Sept. 23 against Toledo, and for the Dolphins.

However, this weekend’s Miami at Florida State game was rescheduled for Oct. 7.

“After thorough inspection by engineers, it has been deemed that Hard Rock Stadium experienced no structural damage from Irma,” Dolphins President Tom Garfinkel tweeted. “We are good to go with CanesFootball on the 23rd!”