SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey yesterday called in to CBS' Tennessee-Texas A&M broadcast to say that the conference is working with LSU and the Univ. of Florida to find a makeup date for their game postponed due to Hurricane Matthew. Sankey, who stood by his decision to postpone the game, said, "I certainly understand the angst and frustration, I have my own level of angst but we need to come together to play this football game and find the best way to do that.” Sankey said of when the game may be played, “We want to make sure we evaluate everything. I would like to move this along as efficiently as possible, but I’d be careful not to put a point and time when we can provide a definitive answer because there a number of issues that have to be considered” (“Tennessee-Texas A&M,” CBS, 10/8). Many obstacles "still exist to find a new date for the game," as UF and LSU "do not share an open date" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 10/9). The ORLANDO SENTINEL's Mike Bianchi wrote, "The right call was made and that's all that matters. ... SEC football is not life and death; it only seems that way in Baton Rouge" (ORLANDO SENTINEL , 10/8).
