Hopefully the weather delays are behind us and SEC football fans can stash away the umbrellas.
With the exception of the Florida-Kentucky game in Lexington, Ky., every SEC team should kick off to clear skies and delightful weather.
Eight of the 10 games involving SEC teams tomorrow feature a 0 percent chance of rain at kickoff, while Austin Peay-Vanderbilt (15 percent) and Florida-Kentucky (45 percent) could turn out nice as well.
There are a few stadiums that will be hot, even muggy, on Saturday, so fans need to drink lots of fluids — though I doubt the good people of Baton Rouge, La., need that kind of reminder. The Auburn-LSU kickoff is forecast to occur under sunny skies at 93 degrees, so don’t be surprised if cramps are a factor in that game.
At 86 degrees, South Carolina-Georgia is the only other SEC game that could be warm enough to create some issues. The Gamecocks really struggled with cramps during a muggy opening-game win against North Carolina.
The Texas Tech-Arkansas game should feature ideal conditions in Fayetteville as the Razorbacks try to overcome last week’s debacle — expect mostly sunny skies and 72 degrees.
Here’s to hoping for no more weather interruptions this week, especially in that exciting matchup between the Gators and Wildcats.
Check out the complete kickoff forecast below.
| Game | Time | Stadium | Weather/Temp/Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn at Missouri | Noon | Faurot Field | Sunny, 65 deg. 0% chance of rain |
| Nevada at Texas A&M | Noon | Kyle Field | Sunny, 84 deg. 0% chance of rain |
| Auburn at LSU | 3:30 p.m. | Tiger Stadium | Sunny, 93 deg. 0% chance of rain |
| NW State at Miss. State | 4 p.m. | Davis Wade Stadium | Sunny, 91 deg. 0% chance of rain |
| Austin Peay at Vanderbilt | 4 p.m. | Vanderbilt Stadium | Mostly cloudy, 86 deg. 15% chance of rain |
| South Carolina at Georgia | 6 p.m. | Sanford Stadium | Sunny, 86 deg. 0% chance of rain |
| Texas Tech at Arkansas | 7 p.m. | Razorback Stadium | Mostly sunny, 72 deg. 0% chance of rain |
| W. Carolina at Tennessee | 7 p.m. | Neyland Stadium | Mostly sunny, 80 deg. 0% chance of rain |
| Florida at Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. | Commonwealth Stadium | Scattered T-storms, 73 deg. 40% chance of rain |
| Ole Miss at Alabama | 9:15 p.m. | Bryant-Denny Stadium | Clear, 76 deg. 0% chance of rain |
All forecasts are based on Weather.com and all times ET.
*Indoor stadiums
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
