With two exceptions (Little Rock and College Station), the SEC should see kickoff temperatures in the 60s and 70s on Saturday.
Can it get any better than sunny and 67 degrees, which is the expected weather when Missouri takes on Arkansas State in Jonesboro? Fans at Wade Davis Stadium in Starkville may even need a light jacket, as the game should get underway to clear skies and 62 degrees.
Alas, there are a few threats to the nice weather expected across most of the region. three games feature a significant chance of thunderstorms at kickoff. Those matchups include Auburn, Georgia, Vanderbilt and Florida.
After five games got delayed, canceled or called early due to lightning early last season, last week featured three more such contests: McNeese State at LSU, Louisiana-Monroe at Georgia and Bowling Green vs. Tennessee.
Here’s to hoping for no more weather interruptions this week.
Check out the complete kickoff forecast below.
| Game | Time | Stadium | Weather/Temp/Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State at Auburn | Noon | Jordan-Hare Stadium | Scattered T-storms, 72 deg. 35% chance of rain |
| Fresno State at Ole Miss | 3:30 p.m. | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium | Partly cloudy, 71 deg. 0% chance of rain |
| Georgia at Vanderbilt | 3:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt Stadium | Scattered T-storms, 69 deg. 35% chance of rain |
| MTSU at Alabama | 4 p.m. | Bryant-Denny Stadium | Sunny, 79 deg. 0% chance of rain |
| Toledo at Arkansas | 4 p.m. | War Memorial Stadium | Cloudy, 84 deg. 15% chance of rain |
| Oklahoma at Tennessee | 6 p.m. | Neyland Stadium | Mostly cloudy, 68 deg. 15% chance of rain |
| Ball State at Texas A&M | 7 p.m. | Kyle Field | Sunny, 84 deg. 0% chance of rain |
| Missouri at Arkansas State | 7 p.m. | Centennial Bank Stadium | Sunny, 67 deg. 0% chance of rain |
| East Carolina at Florida | 7 p.m. | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | Scattered T-storms, 73 deg. 45% chance of rain |
| Kentucky at South Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | Williams-Brice Stadium | Mostly cloudy, 76 deg. 15% chance of rain |
| LSU at Mississippi State | 9:15 p.m. | Davis Wade Stadium | Clear, 62 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.
