LSU Game Moved to Baton Rouge Due to Flooding

LSU announced that all proceeds from Saturday’s game will go to South Carolina.

He’s also anxious about law enforcement personnel being taken away from more pressing recovery efforts in order to handle traffic at the game. “Moreover, we’ve had many in the Carolina family directly impacted by the flooding”, South Carolina President Harris Pastides said in a statement.

Alleva said he got a call Monday from South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner about the game. He thanked LSU officials for their help and cooperation, saying, “changing venues on such short notice is no easy task”.

The Gamecocks will leave for Baton Rouge on Friday.

While other sites were considered, Tanner was confident that the best decision was to play at LSU. “I am from here and understand what the flood has done to the many in the state, so we are ready to go to Baton Rouge and compete”.

Network television plans have yet to be determined.

Saturday’sgame against South Carolina was moved from Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C.to Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La., in light of heavy flooding in the Palmetto State.

Olivia Robertson, also and LSU student adds “Just to have a couple of days not to totally think about it and have a really great time and I hope that they feel at home”. He prepared the band for the possibility on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, the sheet music was distributed for the University of South Carolina fight song, “Step to the Rear”, and the USC Alma Mater.

BoA Stadium in Charlotte is free this weekend, but a NASCAR race Saturday night makes finding hotels an issue.

South Carolina is refunding all tickets sold for the game in Columbia. Ticket information is available at: http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=210403087.

For Ty Moreau, a local bartender and LSU fanatic, moving the game to Baton Rouge is a win…

One area that’s not a problem is the playing surface or the stadium. “Especially if they lower the price on tickets, they should be able to accommodate”. Tickets will need to be printed by the buyer, then scanned at the gates. LSU, in the first game of the Les Miles era, beat Arizona State 35-31.

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LSU will have five SEC home games this season now as opposed to four for 12 of the other 14 SEC teams.