College football‘s biggest game of the Week 6 slate is facing serious weather issues, and it’s also playing a role in president Donald Trump’s decision to attend the matchup. Trump anticipated going to his second SEC football game in the last several weeks, but Hurricane Isaias has other plans.
Many fans have the Alabama Crimson Tide‘s matchup with the Georgia Bulldogs highlighted on the college football Week 6 slate. The ranked matchup will likely have unpleasant conditions, though, as the hurricane makes it way through the southern states.
Trump won’t be in attendance for Saturday night’s game at Bryant-Denny Stadium after he initially planned on appearing, per Tuscaloosa Patch reporter Ryan Phillips. This decision comes after the 45th and 47th president attended Tennessee-Texas in Knoxville on Sept. 26.
The 80-year-old originally revealed that he’d be at Saturday evening’s game during a rally in Mobile last week.
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President Donald Trump is shown on the jumbotron with Senator Marsha Blackburn before a college football game between Tennessee and Texas at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Sept. 26, 2026. Mandatory Credit: Brianna Paciorka-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)
Trump’s plans aren’t the only ones being altered by Hurricane Isaias. ESPN’s “College GameDay” already made the decision to move its location to Coleman Coliseum.
The 15,000-plus seat arena is home to Alabama’s college basketball team. Currently, CFB officials indicate that there are no plans to cancel the massive meeting between the two ranked SEC teams.
The hurricane is listed as a Category 3, featuring massive wind speeds of over 120 miles per hour. As of 4:30 p.m. ET, Isaias will likely make landfall near the Alabama and Florida border prior to Saturday morning.
Alabama-Georgia will air on ABC on Oct. 10 with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
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The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide enter Week 6 ranked No. 2 and No. 6 in the latest AP Top 25 rankings, respectively.
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