SEC commissioner Greg Sankey issued a statement following the resolution to the Florida-LSU game, which saw the Gators offering to travel to Baton Rouge this fall in exchange for a return trip from the Tigers in 2017.

Sankey thanked numerous parties in his statement, but noticeably absent was any mention of LSU.

"It was important for us to come to a resolution. Each university had its own set of concerns throughout this process, however existing SEC regulations did not provide an avenue to resolve conflicting issues in a more timely manner," Sankey said. "As I have repeatedly said, this game needed to be played. In the end, I want to give credit to the University of Florida for making concessions to move this year's game to Baton Rouge.

"Lastly, I send thanks to Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Karl Benson and his membership which worked in collaboration and a great spirit of cooperation in presenting options as we worked through this process," Sankey said. "I also thank Presbyterian for its understanding of this situation."

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The commissioner doubled down on his rhetoric on Friday with reporters following a meeting with the South Carolina Board of Trustees.

Sankey heaped praise on Florida athletics director Jeremy Foley and made it quite clear that he wasn't happy with how LSU made its demands extremely public throughout the process.

"I’ve been concerned since Monday when lines were drawn in the sand,” Sankey said. "We are a conference that has done really, really well in handling things inside ... It is difficult to come to conclusions when we are publicly stating lines in the sand. We can’t do that.

"And I give great credit to Jeremy Foley, great credit for when we reached an impasse, for stepping forward in I think the best interest of the conference, showing willingness to make an adjustment to this year’s schedule and to flip next year’s game."

"I give credit to the University of Florida for stepping forward to do that. We were coming to a place where we had to take a very different approach. I don’t think it would have been healthy."

Foley essentially reiterated Thursday night at a press conference that he felt he had to do what was best for the program and the league once it became clear that LSU wasn't really willing to negotiate.

"After a conference call (Wednesday) with both schools, it was apparent that the only option that allowed this league to escape the greater hard reality to move forward with our season was a concession made by Florida," Foley said. "We recognize fully this decision will not be accepted by all. We ask for your trust and understanding. It is the right one for the university and this conference. The league is a family, and sometimes members of the family have to make a decision that is in the best long term interest of the family."

Quotes provided by 247Sports reporter John Whittle.

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