Another week, more fear of inclement weather!
Heading into last week's matchup against Mississippi State, the weather forecast called for significant rainfall that threatened to put a damper on the pass-happy offenses led by Keelon Russell and Kamario Taylor. As it turned out, it was much ado about nothing, and rain had no impact on the game whatsoever.
Let's hope that the concerns this week turn out to be the same, though the threat is now much more severe.
There's a tropical storm forming in the Gulf right now that could turn into Hurricane Isaias. The NHC (National Hurricane Center) currently expects the storm to turn into a hurricane on Thursday, with expected landfall late Friday night or early Saturday morning, per James Spann.
Per Spann, and via AL.com's Michael Casagrande, the threat of the hurricane is real enough that the Alabama-Georgia game could end up being postponed:
The threat of a hurricane hitting Alabama-Georgia is real enough that postponing the game is possible, James Spann told @aldotcom. He also said they should wait another 24 hours before making a call. https://t.co/hkBbLq53tH
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) October 6, 2026
The precedent and options for rescheduling or moving Alabama vs. Georgia
This isn't some throwaway non-conference game that could just get cancelled. It's one of the biggest games of the regular season with major SEC Championship and College Football Playoff implications. This game has to happen, one way or another.
There is precedent for hurricanes causing games to move dates and even locations. Back in 2016, the Florida-LSU game, originally scheduled in Gainesville in October, was moved to Baton Rouge in November.
Alabama is unlikely to agree to turning this matchup into an outright road game. Georgia would love nothing more than to get the game moved to Athens.
Atlanta would be a possibility as a "neutral" site at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. That is complicated by the fact that the Falcons play a home game on Sunday against the Ravens.
Another option could be postponing the game and moving it to another date. This week would then serve as both Alabama's and Georgia's bye week. That would take a little bit of assistance from Texas A&M.
Texas A&M would have to be willing to change its matchup against Alabama to Halloween night, forcing its bye week to be a week earlier than scheduled. Alabama and Georgia could then play on 10/24 in Tuscaloosa, when the Bulldogs would otherwise be on their bye week.
That would serve to make two other games more challenging for Alabama and Georgia, however.
Alabama would then have to face Texas A&M the week after facing Georgia, with the Aggies having an extra week of preparation by moving their bye week.
Georgia would then face Florida the week after facing the Crimson Tide, and the Gators would have an extra week to prepare with their bye week staying put on 10/24.
There are no perfect options. Mother Nature could be throwing a curveball that makes both teams, the SEC, and others choose from the least bad one.
In a perfect world, the tropical storm will weaken and/or turn away from land, and this matchup won't be impacted at all.
Spann believes it's still too early to know for sure if drastic measures need to be taken. Tomorrow and Thursday will provide further clarity.
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