LSU vs. Florida postponed due to Hurricane Matthew

The SEC took its time, but it turns out the LSU Tigers and Florida Gators won’t play in what could be a Grade 4 hurricane.

Expected to make an announcement Thursday, the SEC dragged its feet before going official with the news.

NFL Network’s Albert Breer and others provided the announcement:

Florida-LSU game postponed due to the hurricane. Only one NFL game in Florida this weekend — Dolphins/Titans, set for Sunday at 1 ET.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) October 6, 2016

Sankey: "It became clear the University of Florida could neither host nor travel to a game this weekend considering the circumstances." #LSU

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 6, 2016

Stewart Mandel provided a simple solution:

On Nov. 19 Florida and LSU play Presbyterian and South Alabama. Pay those teams their checks, cancel and play the postponed game.

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) October 6, 2016

The SEC might want to go ahead with that idea, as neither program has another common open date for the game to occur. For now, it’s postponed with nothing in the way of a makeup day planned.

While expected, it’s a disappointing development. LSU might be 3-2, but the program has much in the way of work to do in order to reinvent itself. A game against 4-1 Florida, also trying to hit on an upswing, provided that.

For now, the game simply gets erased from the schedule.