Hurricane Irma's impact on Gainesville, Fla., has left in doubt the Gators' ability to host Tennessee on Saturday in the Swamp.
The SEC, UF and city authorities plan to assess the state of the stadium and campus and determine whether the appropriate personnel would be available for the game.
The No. 23 Vols (2-0) are scheduled to face the No. 24 Gators (0-1) at 3:30 p.m. on CBS.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey released a statement Monday afternoon: "Now that the storm has passed through Gainesville, the University of Florida is working with local authorities to assess the effect of the storm on the campus and the Gainesville community, at the same time ensuring the appropriate security and local officials are available to host a game."
UF canceled this past Saturday's visit from Northern Colorado due to the storm. Among the reasons is more than 3,300 working personnel, 17 government agencies and outside vendors are needed to conduct a game for a crowd of around 90,000 people at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Irma arrived last Sunday night and pounded the area for the next eight hours with heavy rains and tropical storm winds. The city was left strewn with debris and faced with flooding in many areas. Tens of thousands of people suffered power outages.
Clean-up has been ongoing Monday.
In Knoxville, Tennessee coach Butch Jones told reporters, "We fully anticipate playing the game in Gainesville."
If not, some have speculated the game could be moved to Atlanta.
Wherever the game is played, the Gators' season potentially hinges on its outcome. UF was dominated during a 33-17 season-opening loss to Michigan, finishing with just 192 yards and no touchdowns on offense.
Tennessee came from behind to beat Georgia Tech 42-41 last Monday and downed Indiana State 42-7 this past Saturday.
Last season, the Vols' 38-28 come-from-behind win against the Gators ended an 11-game losing streak in the series.
"Last year was a good reminder of what it feels like to beat Florida. We want to make that a little more of a routine here," tight end Ethan Wolfe told reporters Monday.
