With Hurricane Ike forecast to enter the Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday evening, LSU athletic director Joe Alleva updated the status of the Tigers’ game against North Texas. ”Our number one priority is to play the game,” Alleva said. “Number two, we want to play the game in Tiger Stadium, but that may be out of my control.” Alleva said that LSU has spoken to Dallas, New Orleans, Shreveport and Atlanta regarding hosting Saturday’s game and said it appears Atlanta is currently the best choice should the game be moved. ”If you look at the track of the storm, Dallas may not be the best place to go because it looks like the storm is headed in that direction,” he said. “The same could be true of Shreveport. I think at this point the safest place to go and play the game would probably be Atlanta.”Alleva said a decision will be made by Wednesday.
Alleva: Atlanta a viable option for Saturday’s game — 3:13 p.m.
September 7, 2008