SC Gov. Nikki Haley ‘can’t imagine’ USC-Georgia will be played as scheduled

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley didn’t sound so confident Tuesday that South Carolina’s game Saturday night against Georgia will take place without a hitch.

The governor, in a news conference Tuesday to declare a state of emergency because of Hurricane Matthew, said the ultimate decision on whether or not the USC-Georgia game happens as scheduled is up to the school and the SEC.

“It’s a complete decision based on the schools,” Haley said. “As of now I can’t imagine that happening but certainly we’re going to continue to watch this. I would love nothing more than to see this take a right-hand turn and go out to sea. As it looks right now, we’re looking at Friday afternoon into Saturday being pretty brutal.”

The game is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium.

According to a statement from USC on Tuesday evening: “A decision regarding Saturday’s football game against Georgia will be made later this week in consultation with state and local officials.”

This story was originally published October 4, 2016 at 3:47 PM with the headline "SC Gov. Nikki Haley ‘can’t imagine’ USC-Georgia will be played as scheduled."