BATON ROUGE — LSU fans are advised to arrive early and anticipate delays before and after the game as record crowds are expected on the LSU campus when the Tigers play host to No. 1-ranked Alabama Saturday afternoon.
“This is one of those games when many people come to campus just to participate in the revelry of the day even if they don’t have tickets to the game,” said LSU director of athletics Joe Alleva. “Traffic will be heavy before and after the game and we ask fans to carpool when possible and be patient in their drive to and from the stadium.”
The game has been moved to 2:30 p.m. to be televised by CBS, reducing the number of pre-game hours available for fans to arrive at the campus.
“When we play at night, the traffic trickles into campus throughout the day. But for a day game, traffic is much heavier because arrival time is compressed,” Alleva said.
Fans traveling north after the game are advised that traffic congestion caused by the 13th Gate Haunted House in downtown Baton Rouge can cause delays as it did following LSU’s game against Georgia two weeks ago when another large crowd departed Tiger Stadium.