SEC Network Announces Initial Programming
Monday, August 11, 2014 | Football
SEC Network, the new national sports network devoted to the Southeastern Conference and operated by ESPN, will surround more than 45 exclusive football games this fall with a lineup of in-depth studio programming and original content.
The network launches with 14 days of marathon programming customized to each of the 14 SEC schools as a lead-in to the first conference football game on Aug. 28, which will also air on SEC Network. In addition to SEC team previews and an 8-10 hour block of marquee games for each school, the first two weeks on the network will include a Heisman special and four SEC All-Access specials.
From the opening game to the SEC Championship in Atlanta, the network will provide viewers an all-access pass to SEC Football.
A three-hour edition of SEC Now will air Aug. 14 at 6 p.m. ET; this program will visit every SEC school and the 21 sports within the SEC. The following 14 days will feature an array of events and specials, including customized programming to feature 14 schools in 14 days with team previews, greatest games and SEC features, leading into the network's first college football game on Thursday, Aug. 28.
Gator fans can tune in this Friday, Aug. 15 at 9:30 p.m. ET for the Florida Football Preview show. In addition, SEC Network will feature Gator Great Abby Wambach at midnight ET on the night of Friday, Aug. 22. Following this piece, which is a part of the network's SEC Storied series, replays of UF's BCS National Championship and SEC Championship victories from the 2006 and 2008 seasons will air during a 14-hour block of Gator-centric content that will run until 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 23.
In addition to expansive college football programming to kick off the season, the network will also showcase its commitment to elevating sports across the conference, with both men's basketball and women's soccer events airing on the television channel and 15 soccer matches being carried live as SEC Network + events on SECNetwork.com and WatchESPN.
The SEC Network will begin a regular slate of studio shows and fall programming following Thursday, Aug. 28.
Highlights of 14 Schools in 14 Days:
· SEC Team Previews – Every SEC team will have its own 30-minute college football preview show with analysts Greg McElroy and Booger McFarland breaking down the team's potential for the 2014 season
· “Best of” games – Each school, over 14 days, will have a marathon of great games from the last 5-10 years
· All-Access – Four 30-minute specials taking viewers inside preseason practices throughout the conference as teams prepare for the 2014 season
· SEC Football BCS National Championships – The SEC won nine BCS National Championships, including seven consecutive titles between 2007 and 2013. On Saturday, Aug. 16, SEC Network will air an 18-hour marathon of SEC BCS National Championship wins
· SEC & The Heisman – On Sunday, Aug. 17, viewers have the chance to relive SEC games featuring standout performances from SEC Heisman Trophy winners; The games will be followed by a one-hour special with the SEC greats who have taken home the most prestigious trophy in college sports and an SEC Rewind game from 1980 featuring two Heisman Trophy winners – Georgia's Herschel Walker and South Carolina's George Rogers
· SEC Storied – An ESPN film series from the creators of the Peabody and Emmy Award-winning 30 for 30 series, focusing on the people, teams, moments and events that tell the ongoing story of the SEC
· Men's Basketball – Three games from the Kentucky Men's Basketball Big Blue Bahamas Tour will air live on SEC Network from Aug. 15-17 at 1 p.m.
· Soccer – Georgia at Ole Miss will kick off the soccer season on SEC Network Friday, Aug. 22.
Aug 14 – 28 Schedule Highlights:
| Date | Time (ET) | Programming |
| Thu, Aug. 14 | 6 p.m. | SEC Now |
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| 9 p.m. | |
| Fri, Aug. 15 | 2 a.m. | BEST OF ALABAMA 2013 Alabama vs. Texas A&M |
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| 1 p.m. | Men's Basketball: Kentucky vs. Dominican Republic |
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| 3 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show |
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| 8 p.m. | SEC Nation Special |
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| 9 p.m. | Georgia Football Preview |
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| 9:30 p.m. | Florida Football Preview |
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| 11 p.m. | BEST OF GEORGIA 2013 Georgia vs. LSU 2007 Georgia vs. Florida |
| Sat, Aug. 16 | 7 a.m. | SEC Football BCS Championships 2004 Sugar Bowl (LSU vs. Oklahoma) 2007 BCS National Championship (Florida vs. Ohio State) *below games begins at 3 p.m. 2008 BCS National Championship (LSU vs. Ohio State) 2010 BCS National Championship (Alabama vs. Texas) 2011 BCS National Championship (Auburn vs. Oregon) 2012 BCS National Championship (LSU vs. Alabama) 2013 BCS National Championship (Alabama vs. Notre Dame) |
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| 1 p.m. | Men's Basketball: Kentucky vs. Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket |
| Sun, Aug. 17 | 3 a.m. | BEST OF VANDERBILT 2006 Vanderbilt vs. Georgia 2012 Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee |
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| 11 a.m. | SEC Heisman Football Games |
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| 1 p.m. | Men's Basketball: Kentucky vs. Dominican Republic |
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| 9 p.m. | SEC & The Heisman |
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| 10 p.m. | SEC Rewind: 1980 South Carolina at Georgia |
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| Midnight | Best of Mississippi State |
| Mon, Aug. 18 | 3 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show |
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| 7 p.m. | SEC Now |
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| 8 p.m. | Mississippi State Football Preview |
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| 8:30 p.m. | Ole Miss Football Preview |
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| Midnight | BEST OF OLE MISS |
| Tue, Aug. 19 | 3 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show |
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| 7 p.m. | SEC Now |
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| 8 p.m. | Tennessee Football Preview |
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| 8:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt Football Preview |
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| Midnight | BEST OF TENNESSEE |
| Wed, Aug. 20 | 3 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show |
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| 7 p.m. | SEC Now |
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| 8 p.m. | Kentucky Football Preview |
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| 8:30 p.m. | Missouri Football Preview |
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| Midnight | BEST OF KENTUCKY 2007 Kentucky vs. LSU |
| Thu, Aug. 21 | 3 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show |
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| 7 p.m. | SEC Now |
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| 8 p.m. | Alabama Football Preview |
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| 8:30 p.m. | Auburn Football Preview |
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| 9 p.m. | |
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| Midnight | BEST OF AUBURN 2013 Auburn vs. Alabama (airing noon – 2 p.m.) |
| Fri, Aug. 22 | 3 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show |
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| 7 p.m. | SEC Soccer: Georgia at Ole Miss |
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| 9 p.m. | SEC Now |
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| 10 p.m. | LSU Football Preview |
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| 10:30 p.m. | Arkansas Football Preview |
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| Midnight | BEST OF FLORIDA |
| Sat, Aug. 23 | 2 P.M. | 2014 SEC Spring Football Games |
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| 7 p.m. | South Carolina Football Preview |
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| 7:30 p.m. | Texas A&M Football Preview |
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| Midnight | BEST OF LSU |
| Sun, Aug. 24 | 10 p.m. | SEC Rewind: 2001 Arkansas at Ole Miss |
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| Midnight | BEST OF ARKANSAS |
| Mon, Aug. 25 | 3 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show |
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| 7 p.m. | SEC Now |
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| 8 p.m. | All-Access |
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| 8:30 p.m. | All-Access |
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| Midnight | BEST OF MISSOURI |
| Tue, Aug. 26 | 3 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show |
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| 7 p.m. | SEC Now |
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| 8 p.m. | All-Access |
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| 8:30 p.m. | All-Access |
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| Midnight | BEST OF SOUTH CAROLINA 2010 South Carolina vs. Florida |
| Wed, Aug. 27 | 3 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show |
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| 7 p.m. | SEC Now |
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| 8 p.m. | SEC Storied: The Believer |
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| Midnight | BEST OF TEXAS A&M 2012 Texas A&M vs. Ole Miss |
| Thu, Aug. 28 | 3 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show |
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| 4 p.m. | SEC Nation |
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| 6 p.m. | SEC Football: Texas A&M at South Carolina |
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| 9:15 p.m. | SEC Football: Temple at Vanderbilt |
Additional Programming Information
· 2014 Fall Slate of Programing on SEC Network
· Football Schedule: All 14 SEC football teams to play on SEC Network in First Four Weeks
· Volleyball and Soccer Schedule: SEC Volleyball and Soccer Quintuples with launch of SEC Network
· SEC Storied Slate & Schedule
Recurring weekday programming will include:
SEC Now (logo) – News & information show featuring SEC Network hosts Peter Burns, Dari Nowkhah or Maria Taylor and network analysts, discussing all the SEC news of the day. The show airs at 7 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and begins at 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday
The Paul Finebaum Show - Paul Finebaum brings his legendary radio show to TV, taking callers to talk all things SEC, weekdays from 3-7 p.m.
SEC in 60 – Re-live two games and the sights and sounds that surrounded them over the weekend in a compact one- hour format
Film Room – Every week, sit down with a different head football coach in the SEC for an exclusive film session, breaking down the X's and O's of game footage
SEC Walkthrough - Get prepared for the weekend's upcoming games with a look back at relevant matchups
Weekend programming:
SEC Nation – Analysts Marcus Spears and Tim Tebow join host Joe Tessitore, Paul Finebaum and Kaylee Hartung on a different SEC campus each week in the SEC Network pre-game show airing every Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
SEC Scoreboard – A Saturday evening recap show featuring highlights and analysis of all the day's SEC football games
SEC Rewind – Sunday night at 10 p.m., take a look back at an historic game from the SEC, beginning with 1980's South Carolina vs. Georgia, a showdown between two Heisman Trophy-winning running backs, Herschel Walker (Georgia) and George Rogers (South Carolina)
2014 Season Original Content
SEC Storied: The Stars are Aligned
What do Ashley Judd, Darius Rucker, James Carville and Governor Rick Perry have in common? Well, they live and die with the fortunes of their respective SEC schools. In The Stars Are Aligned, 14 famous figures—each representing a different college in the Southeastern Conference—spill their emotions and explain why they'll never forget where they came from. Among the other celebrities featured are Charlie Daniels, Amy Robach, Jonathan Papelbon, Melissa Joan Hart, Emmitt Smith, Shepard Smith and Ralphie May.
SEC Storied: Bo, Barkley and The Big Hurt
It started with the unheralded arrival of a wisecracking heavyweight basketball player named Charles Barkley - then came the recruitment of multi-sports legend Bo Jackson, a victory in itself since he might have gone to Alabama. When Frank Thomas wasn't drafted by a Major League baseball team, he decided to cast his fate with Auburn … as a football player. Told through an unforgettable reunion of the famed trio at the 2013 Iron Bowl, here's the real story of how these future Hall of Famers turned the orange and blue of Tiger athletics into gold.
SEC Storied: The Believer
The SEC is in Steve Spurrier's blood. He grew up in Tennessee as a fan of the Volunteers. He won the Heisman Trophy as the quarterback for the University of Florida, and then came back to coach the Gators to a national championship. Now, he coaches the University of South Carolina, the team that produced the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, Jadeveon Clowney. Co-executive produced by Kenny Chesney and Shaun Silva, The Believer reveals the essence of the most competitive man in the most competitive football conference in the nation.
SEC Storied: It's Time
Premiering Thursday, Sept. 4, at 8 p.m. this film tells the story of Ole Miss Football Player Chucky Mullins, who was paralyzed following an in-game collision with Vanderbilt fullback Brad Gaines in 1989. Mullins inspired his teammates for the rest of that season and beyond, as the school established the Chucky Mullins Courage Award in his honor, which awards the recipient with the right to wear Mullins' number 38 that season.
About SEC Network
The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have signed a 20-year agreement through 2034 to create and operate a multi-platform network which will launch Aug.14, 2014. The new network and its accompanying digital platform will carry SEC content 24/7, including more than 1,000 events in its first year. The network will televise 45 SEC football games, more than 100 men's basketball games, 60 women's basketball games, 75 baseball games and events from across the SEC's 21 sports annually. Programming will also include in-depth commentary and analysis in studio shows, daily news and information, original content, such as SEC Storied, spring football games, and more. AT&T U-verse® TV, Bright House Networks, Charter, Comcast Xfinity TV, Cox Communications, DIRECTV, DISH, Google Fiber, LUS Fiber, PTC Communications, Time Warner Cable, NCTC, NRTC, NTTC and Wilkes Telephone will carry the television network nationwide at launch. Hundreds of additional live events from various sports will be offered exclusively as SEC Network+ events on WatchESPN and SECNetwork.com through AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DISH, Google Fiber, Suddenlink, NCTC, NRTC and NTTC authentication.
