There were some questions about if the Alabama and Georgia contest was going to be postponed or moved from Saturday with Hurricane Isaias coming.
On top of that were some rumblings that President Donald Trump would attend the game in Tuscaloosa. Group all of that with ESPN’s College GameDay (which will now be held indoors instead of outdoors due to the weather) taking place in town and there was A LOT going on.
But given the hurricane coming on Saturday, it turns out — per multiple reports — that Trump won’t be attending the game. That makes a ton of sense given the weather.
President Trump confirms he’ll no longer attend the Alabama-Georgia game.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 9, 2026
BREAKING: Tuscaloosa Police just confirmed to me that President Donald Trump will not be in attendance Saturday for Alabama-Georgia due to Hurricane Isaias.
— Ryan Phillips (@JournoRyan) October 9, 2026
Donald Trump announces he won’t attend the Alabama and Georgia game in Tuscaloosa
Based on the fact that a huge Hurricane/Storm is coming, it is important to have our wonderful First Responders, Law Enforcement, and others, focused on that Storm, and in no way be thinking about the safety, or presence, of the President of the United States, ME! Therefore, I… pic.twitter.com/W41VDKQdqe
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) October 9, 2026
Trump did say he “will be visiting both of those teams at a later date.”
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