With Hurricane Ivan approaching the Gulf Coast, college football might be facing another weekend of altered scheduling, according to an article on ESPN.com. Louisiana State University and Auburn are waiting on upcoming weather conditions before making a decision on Saturday's game at Auburn.
Coach Tommy Tuberville of Auburn indicated at a Tuesday press conference that a decision to postpone the game would be made Thursday. The decision is important because LSU and their fans must travel on Friday, making their window of recovery from the storm narrower. Auburn officials are currently monitoring weather conditions and, due to high potential risk of incredible winds and damaging flooding, the university has banned all RVs from parking on the campus.
There is a November 6th opening in both of the school's schedules, but a move to that date would land Auburn in a tough three-game stretch. If moved to November 6th, Auburn would play LSU, Georgia, and arch-rival Alabama, a move that coach Tuberville has said simply won't happen.
Auburn officials have also made an announcement that all fans planning to travel to the game hold their plans until an official statement has been made on whether the game will be played.
ESPN's pre-game and post-game show, College GameDay, will not be traveling to Auburn because of the potential risk of setting building the shows set. Instead the show will be moved to East Lansing, Michigan to highlight the matchup between Michigan State and Notre Dame.
Currently the South Eastern Conference game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. eastern kickoff, and will be televised on CBS.
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