Florida Gators

Florida-LSU Game Postponed

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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It was just announced that due to Hurricane Matthew, the Florida Gators will NOT play the LSU Tigers this Saturday in Gainesville.

UF announced late today that both the University of Florida and LSU will work to reschedule the game later in the 2016 season if possible.

As of yesterday, the game was still on schedule, but due to the unpredictable nature of Hurricane Matthew, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey determined that postponing it was the best course of action.

“We had a very productive phone call today with a great spirit of cooperation between the universities’ presidents and athletics directors and it became clear that the University of Florida could neither host nor travel to a game this weekend considering the circumstances,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “The developments of the hurricane in the last 24 hours, the projected magnitude of its impact and the unknown aftermath of this storm have resulted in this decision to seek another date to play the LSU-Florida game. We have to be sensitive to the possible imminent disruption to the state of Florida and in particular the Gainesville and surrounding area.”

According to UF, both “the schools and SEC explored other date and location options, and LSU offered to either travel or host the game over the course of the weekend. Ultimately it was determined that the likelihood of damage from the storm, lack of available emergency personnel and the uncertainty of the impact of the storm on people, facilities and travel necessitated a postponement.”

This is historic because Florida and LSU have played every year since 1971, according to Scott Carter.

#Gators-LSU game has taken place every year since 1971 for anyone wondering last time they didn't play in a season.

— Scott Carter (@GatorsScott) October 6, 2016

Obviously, safety is the most important thing even above playing a football game. If you live in one of the areas that is supposed to be affected by Hurricane Matthew please get to a safe place!