BATON ROUGE –
(From Go.ASU.com)
Due to the state of Louisiana preparing for the impending arrival of Hurricane Gustav, kickoff for Saturday’s football game between Appalachian State and LSU has been moved to 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CDT). Pending SEC approval, the game will be shown live on ESPN Classic.“The impending situation is certainly more important than football, so we aren’t upset in the least by the time change” Appalachian head coach Jerry Moore said. “We’ll be ready to play tomorrow morning and will keep the people along the Gulf Coast in our prayers.”
(From LSUSPORTS.NET)
LSU’s football game against Appalachian State on Saturday has been moved to 10 a.m. Central time, director of athletics Joe Alleva announced Friday.
The move was made in consultation with state officials in anticipation of an evacuation of New Orleans and an anticipated traffic contraflow order by the governor of Louisiana in preparation for the impact of Tropical Storm Gustav.
“Public safety was the overriding concern expressed by all parties when we met with the governor and his staff today,” Alleva said. “10 a.m. is obviously not the optimal time for a football game, but when one of the options was to not play the game at all, this is a matter of making the best of an unfortunate situation.”
The gates of Tiger Stadium will open at 8 a.m. More information will be forthcoming regarding television and other issues.
(From Go.ASU.com)
Due to the state of Louisiana preparing for the impending arrival of Hurricane Gustav, kickoff for Saturday’s football game between Appalachian State and LSU has been moved to 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CDT). Pending SEC approval, the game will be shown live on ESPN Classic.“The impending situation is certainly more important than football, so we aren’t upset in the least by the time change” Appalachian head coach Jerry Moore said. “We’ll be ready to play tomorrow morning and will keep the people along the Gulf Coast in our prayers.”
(From LSUSPORTS.NET)
LSU’s football game against Appalachian State on Saturday has been moved to 10 a.m. Central time, director of athletics Joe Alleva announced Friday.
The move was made in consultation with state officials in anticipation of an evacuation of New Orleans and an anticipated traffic contraflow order by the governor of Louisiana in preparation for the impact of Tropical Storm Gustav.
“Public safety was the overriding concern expressed by all parties when we met with the governor and his staff today,” Alleva said. “10 a.m. is obviously not the optimal time for a football game, but when one of the options was to not play the game at all, this is a matter of making the best of an unfortunate situation.”
The gates of Tiger Stadium will open at 8 a.m. More information will be forthcoming regarding television and other issues.
NOTE: The Avery Journal-Times will keep you updated on this developing story as soon as we get details. Several places in our area was having viewing parties for the game, however we have no information on how the time change will effect those. ESPN Classic is broadcasting the game, and it will be available on-line through ESPN360.com. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Gulf Coast, and also those from our area who traveled to Baton Rouge. -Matt
