Governor John Bel Edwards indicates Tiger Stadium will likely be limited to 25 percent capacity for the upcoming season.
Edwards says the limit to a quarter capacity is significant, but that’s still nearly 26,000 fans to get through the gates in a safe way.
“It’s 25 percent but 25 percent of 90 something thousand is a lot of people, right? So that is the concern,” says Edwards.
Most SEC teams have made an official announcement on stadium capacity, but LSU has not so far. Edwards says even if they did announce now it could always change before, or during the season.
“Whatever decision we make today or announcement we make today is always going to be subject as to what is going on with COVID between now and then,” says Edwards.
Other SEC teams have capacities between 20 and 25 percent, so this number puts the school right in line with the rest of the conference. LSU begins the season September 26th at home against Mississippi State.
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