South Carolina-LSU relocated to Baton Rouge

South Carolina’s home game against LSU has been moved to Baton Rouge because of the flooding throughout the Columbia area.

“It appears the best thing is to travel to LSU,” Steve Spurrier said in an official release. “We look forward to the challenge and competing against the Tigers in Baton Rouge.”

A kickoff time had not been determined when the announcement was first made on Tuesday.

“Our team, we want to do what’s right and what’s best for all concerned,” Spurrier said Wednesday on the SEC teleconference, before the announcement. “Wherever is the right place to play this game, we’re for it. It’s in the hands of law enforcement, our athletic directors, president and our community. What’s best for victims of the flood is something we all have to take into very serious consideration. Wherever they tell us to go play this game, we’ll do our best to go compete against LSU.”

Spurrier said the Gamecocks have been able to practice on dry fields this week, though classes were canceled at the beginning of the week due to the state of emergency from the flooding.

“With what has happened here in the state of South Carolina and the city of Columbia, football is not nearly as important or important at all when you think about it in that perspective,” South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner said Tuesday. “There are certainly lots of concerns with our families and people who live here in the Midlands. There are a lot of things to consider.”

LSU is listed as a 13.5-point favorite against the Gamecocks.

LSU at South Carolina will be moved to Death Valley in Baton Rouge. (USATSI)

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