LSU vs Florida Officially Rescheduled; What That Means For The Tigers

After both schools and fanbases spent the better part of two weeks criticizing and calling out the other and the conference, the two sides have officially agreed to reschedule the game. Florida will travel to Baton Rouge to play the Tigers on November 19th. Here is the full release from the conference:

This is absolutely huge news for the LSU Tigers. Under interim coach Ed Orgeron, the team is looking to play strong down the stretch and potentially make a run back into the conference championship picture. As the release states, both schools would have been ineligible for the SEC Championship game had the contest not been made up, so the news at least gives the Tigers a chance.

Playing this game is also huge for any chance LSU has at getting back into the thick of things in the College Football Playoff rankings. LSU is still a long shot, but with games against highly ranked opponents such as Alabama, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, and Arkansas, you certainly can’t rule out the Tigers getting in if they were to win out.

The game against the Gators adds another ranked opponent to LSU’s remaining schedule, giving them even more opportunity to earn points with the committee and move up through the rankings.

LSU will get to play this one at home, and props to Joe Alleva for that one. From the very start, he made it clear that he was not giving up any home games, and that forced Florida to give in and play it in Baton Rouge this year.

Heading into last week, the Tigers were set to play the Gators on the road, and many still expected them to pick up a win against Florida. Now, with the game being played on LSU’s home field, this one could be a fairly easy win for Ed Orgeron’s team.

This entire situation has been plagued with drama and poor decision making, but we finally have a resolution. The LSU Tigers get a home game, Florida is left seething, and the conference made some necessary changes to its policies. Sounds like a win to me.