Florida, Tennessee game to be played as scheduled in Gainesville
After assessing the damage to the Florida campus from Hurricane Irma, the SEC announced the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers will play as scheduled on Saturday at Gainesville’s Bill Hill Griffin Stadium.
The No. 22 Volunteers travel to the Swamp with an 2-0 record after coming from behind to defeat Georgia Tech in double overtime in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game and defeating Indiana State 42-7 in the Vols’ home opener on Saturday.
The Tennessee at Florida game, slated for Saturday at 3:30 pm ET at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, will be played in Gainesville as scheduled.
— SEC (@SEC) September 12, 2017
At No. 24, the Gators have only played one game after Saturday’s game against Northern Colorado was canceled due to the anticipated landfall of Hurricane Irma. The Gators opened the season at No. 11 Michigan and suffered a 33-17 loss, even with the help of back-to-back pick-6s.
The Gators had 10 players suspended for the season opener at Michigan.
The Volunteers and Gators kick off at 3:30 p.m. on CBS.
