SEC releases first few weeks of TV schedule
We’ve gone crazy on our Twitter feed about the fact that ESPN has decided in its infinite wisdom to make the South Carolina vs Georgia grudge-match at 4.30pm kick-off time – a time despised by most tailgaters and college football fans who don’t tie themselves to a TV during the whole of a Saturday.
We can only think that it’s because ESPN’s prime-time game on Week 1 is Georgia’s trip to Clemson, which will be an 8pm kick-off.
Oh, and CBS is making Alabama vs Texas A&M in the searing heat a 3.30pm kick-off, unsurprisingly. And College Station will be loud enough for that one.
Anyway, here’s the full schedule.
DATE GAME NETWORK TIME
Week 1
(Thur.) Aug. 29 North Carolina at South Carolina ESPN 6:00 ET
(Thur.) Aug. 29 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt ESPN 9:15 ET
Aug. 31 Toledo at Florida SEC Network 12:21 ET
Aug. 31 Rice at Texas A&M ESPN 1:00 ET
Aug. 31 Miss. State vs. Oklahoma State ABC & ESPN2 3:30 ET
(Neutral Site: Advocare Texas Kickoff – Houston)
Aug. 31 La. Lafayette at Arkansas FSN 4:00 ET
Aug. 31 Virginia Tech vs. Alabama ESPN 5:30 ET
(Neutral Site: Chick-fil-A Kickoff – Atlanta)
Aug. 31 Austin Peay at Tennessee Inst. PPV 6:00 ET
Aug. 31 Washington State at Auburn ESPNU 7:00 ET
Aug. 31 Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky ESPNews 7:00 ET
(Nashville)
Aug. 31 Georgia at Clemson ABC 8:00 ET
Aug. 31 TCU vs. LSU ESPN 9:00 ET
(Neutral Site: Cowboys Classic – Arlington)
Aug. 31 Murray State at Missouri Inst. PPV TBD
Week 2
Sept. 7 Miami (Ohio) at Kentucky FSN Noon ET
Sept. 7 Florida at Miami ESPN Noon ET
Sept. 7 Western Kentucky at Tennessee SEC Network 12:21 ET
Sept. 7 Toledo at Missouri ESPNU 3:30 ET
Sept. 7 Alcorn State at Miss. State CSS 3:30 ET
Sept. 7 South Carolina at Georgia ESPN 4:30 ET
Sept. 7 Samford at Arkansas (Little Rock) Inst. PPV 7:00 ET
Sept. 7 UAB at LSU ESPNU 7:00 ET
Sept. 7 SE Missouri at Ole Miss Inst. PPV 7:00 ET
Sept. 7 Sam Houston State at Texas A&M Inst. PPV 7:00 ET
Sept. 7 Arkansas State at Auburn FSN 7:30 ET
Sept. 7 Austin Peay at Vanderbilt CSS 7:30 ET
Week 3
Sept. 14 Louisville at Kentucky ESPN Noon ET
Sept. 14 Southern Miss at Arkansas SEC Network 12:21 ET
Sept. 14 Alabama at Texas A&M CBS 3:30 ET
Sept. 14 Tennessee at Oregon ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 3:30 ET
Sept. 14 Miss. State at Auburn ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 7:00 ET
Sept. 14 Vanderbilt at South Carolina ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 7:00 ET
Sept. 14 Kent State at LSU ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 7:00 ET
Sept. 14 Ole Miss at Texas LHN 8:00 ET
Other Announced Games
Sat. Oct. 19 CBS Doubleheader CBS Noon/3:30 ET
Thur. Oct. 24 Kentucky at Miss. State ESPN 7:30 ET
Sat. Nov. 2 Georgia vs. Florida in Jacksonville CBS 3:30 ET
Sat. Nov. 9 CBS Doubleheader CBS 3:30/8:00 ET
Thur. Nov. 28 Ole Miss at Miss. State ESPN 7:30 ET
Fri. Nov. 29 Arkansas at LSU CBS 2:30 ET
Sat. Dec. 7 SEC Championship Game (Atlanta) CBS 4:00 ET