SEC Nation
SEC Nation | |
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Starring |
Maria Taylor Tim Tebow Marcus Spears Paul Finebaum Laura Rutledge |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Location(s) |
See locations below (2014–present) |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | SEC Network |
Original release | 2014 – present |
SEC Nation is an ESPN entertainment show previewing college football games from the Southeastern Conference. Based on the format of College Gameday, the show previews SEC football games from a SEC school each week.
The show airs from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Eastern Time every Saturday on the SEC Network. The two-hour pregame show has several established weekly segments: Tebow’s Freak of the Week, Spears’ tailgate eats, Paul vs Y'all, and Rutledge’s social segments.
Personalities
Current
- Maria Taylor: (Host, 2016–present) [1]
- Tim Tebow: (Analyst, 2014–present)
- Marcus Spears: (Analyst, 2014–present)
- Paul Finebaum: (Analyst, 2014–present)
- Laura Rutledge: (Reporter, 2016–present)
Former
- Joe Tessitore: (Host, 2014–2015)
- Kaylee Hartung: (Reporter, 2014–2015)
- Greg McElroy: (Analyst, 2015)
Locations
2014
- August 28: #21 Texas A&M at #9 South Carolina at Gamecock Park Texas A&M 52-28
- August 30: Arkansas at #6 Auburn at the Campus Green Auburn 45-21
- September 6: #15 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (LP Field, Nashville, TN) outside LP Field Ole Miss 41-3
- September 13: Kentucky at Florida at Plaza of the Americas Florida 36-30 (Double Overtime)
- September 20: Florida at #3 Alabama at Moore Hall Alabama 42-21
- September 27: Tennessee at #12 Georgia at Myers Quad Georgia 35-32
- October 4: #6 Texas A&M at #12 Mississippi State at The Junction Mississippi State 48-31
- October 11: #7 Alabama at Arkansas at Victory Village Alabama 14-13
- October 18: Tennessee at #3 Ole Miss at The Grove Ole Miss 34-3
- October 25: #1 Mississippi State at Kentucky at Purple Lot (College Way at Alumni Drive) Mississippi State 45-31
- November 1: Kentucky at Missouri at Francis Quadrangle Missouri 20-10
- November 8: #6 Alabama at #19 LSU at Lot 106 Alabama 20-13 Overtime
- November 15: Missouri at #24 Texas A&M at Spence Park Missouri 34-27
- November 22: #19 Missouri at Tennessee at Ayres Hall Missouri 29-21
- November 29: #4 Mississippi State at #19 Ole Miss at The Grove Ole Miss 31-17
- December 8: SEC Championship Game: #1 Alabama vs. #14 Missouri (Atlanta, GA) at the Georgia World Congress Center Alabama 42-13
- January 1, 2015: Sugar Bowl – CFP Semifinal: #4 Ohio State vs. #1 Alabama (Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA) Ohio State 42-35
2015
- September 5: UTEP at #18 Arkansas at Victory Village (The Hill)
- September 12: #10 Georgia at Vanderbilt at The Commons
- September 19: #18 Auburn at #13 LSU at Nicholson Dr./ Gourrier Ave. (Next to Walk-Ons)
- September 26: Tennessee at Florida at Plaza of the Americas
- October 3: #13 Alabama at #8 Georgia at Myers Quad
- October 10: #19 Georgia at Tennessee at Ayres Hall
- October 17: #10 Alabama at #9 Texas A&M at Spence Park
- October 24: Tennessee at #8 Alabama at Moore Hall
- October 31: Tennessee at Kentucky at Purple Lot (College Way at Alumni Drive)
- November 5: #24 Mississippi State at Missouri at Faurot Field
- November 7: Arkansas at #19 Ole Miss at The Grove
- November 14: #3 Alabama at #20 Mississippi State at the Junction
- November 21: The Citadel at South Carolina at Gamecock Park
- November 28: #2 Alabama at Auburn at the Campus Green
- December 5: SEC Championship Game: #2 Alabama vs. #18 Florida (Atlanta, GA) at the Georgia World Congress Center
- December 31: Cotton Bowl Classic – CFP Semifinal: #3 Michigan State vs. #2 Alabama (AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX)
- January 11, 2016: CFP National Championship: #2 Alabama vs. #1 Clemson (University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona)
2016
- September 1: Appalachian State at #9 Tennessee at Ayres Hall Tennessee 20-13 (Overtime)
- September 3: #16 UCLA at Texas A&M at Spence Park Texas A&M 31-24 (Overtime)
- September 10: South Carolina at Mississippi State at the Junction Mississippi State 27-14
- September 17: #1 Alabama at #19 Ole Miss at The Grove Alabama 48-43
- September 24: #18 LSU at Auburn at Wellness Kitchen Green Space Auburn 18-13
- October 1: #11 Tennessee at #25 Georgia at Myers Quad Tennessee 34-31
- October 8: SEC Nation was scheduled to be at the LSU at #18 Florida game at Plaza of the Americas but due to the arrival of Hurricane Matthew, SEC Nation will instead do the show from its Charlotte studios.[2] The Florida—LSU game has been postponed for a future date in the season.[3][4]
- October 15: #1 Alabama at #9 Tennessee at Ayres Hall Alabama 45-10
- October 22: Mississippi State at Kentucky at Purple Lot Kentucky 40-38
- October 29: #12 Florida vs Georgia (EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL) outside EverBank Field Florida 24-10
- November 5: #10 Florida at Arkansas at Victory Village (The Hill) Arkansas 31-10
- November 12: South Carolina at #22 Florida Florida 20-7
- November 19: #21 Florida at #16 LSU Florida 16-10
- November 26: #16 Auburn at #1 Alabama
- December 3: #15 Florida vs #1 Alabama (Atlanta, GA) at the Georgia World Congress Center
- December 31: Peach Bowl – CFP Semifinal – CFP Semifinal: #4 Washington vs. #1 Alabama (Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA)
Winners are listed in BOLD All rankings displayed for FBS teams are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.
SEC School Appearances
School | Conference | # of Times Hosted | # of appearances | # of Wins | Host Year(s) |
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Alabama | SEC | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Arkansas | SEC | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2014, 2015' 2016 |
Auburn | SEC | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Florida | SEC | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Georgia | SEC | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Kentucky | SEC | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
LSU | SEC | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Ole Miss | SEC | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2014(2), 2015, 2016 |
Mississippi State | SEC | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Missouri | SEC | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2014, 2015 |
South Carolina | SEC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2014, 2015 |
Tennessee | SEC | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2014, 2015, 2016(2) |
Texas A&M | SEC | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2014, 2015 |
(x) indicates multiple visits in a season.
Off campus locations
Regular season
- LP Field, Nashville, TN
- 2014 home game for Vanderbilt against #15 Ole Miss
- EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL
- 2016 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game
Post-season
- 2015 Sugar Bowl – CFP Semifinal
- 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic – CFP Semifinal
Tebow's 'Freak of the Week'
2014[5]
- August 28: Corey Robinson of South Carolina
- August 30: Sammie Coates of Auburn
- September 6: Vince Taylor of at Vanderbilt
- September 13: Vernon Hargreaves III of Florida
- September 20: Landon Collins of Alabama
- September 27: Nick Chubb of Georgia
- October 4: Benardrick McKinney of Mississippi State
- October 11: Trey Flowers of Arkansas
- October 18: Robert Nkemdiche of Ole Miss
- October 25: Alvin Bud Dupree of Kentucky
- November 1: Shane Ray of Missouri
- November 8: Danielle Hunter of LSU
- November 15: Myles Garrett of Texas A&M
- November 22: Owen Williams of Tennessee
- November 29: Nick Chubb of Georgia
- Freak of the Year: Trey Flowers of Arkansas & Nick Chubb of Georgia
2015
- September 5: Dan Skipper of Arkansas[6]
- September 12: Sony Michel of Georgia
- September 19: Leonard Fournette of LSU
- September 26: Jonathan Bullard of Florida[7]
- October 3: Nick Chubb of Georgia
- October 10: Cameron Sutton of Tennessee
- October 17: Myles Garrett of Texas A&M
- October 24: Derrick Henry of Alabama
- October 31: Stanley Williams of Kentucky
- November 5: Charles Harris of Missouri
- November 7: Robert Nkemdiche of Ole Miss
- November 14: Brandon Bryant of Mississippi State
- November 21: Pharoh Cooper of South Carolina
- November 28: Carl Lawson of Auburn
- Freak of the Year: Derrick Henry of Alabama
2016
- September 3: Myles Garrett of Texas A&M
- September 10: Gerri Green of Mississippi State
- September 17: DJ Jones of Ole Miss
- September 24: Braden Smith of Auburn
- October 1: Isaiah Mckenzie of Georgia
- October 8: There was no Freak Of The Week due to SEC Nation not being at a specific location because of Hurricane Matthews moving SEC Nation to their Charlotte Studios. The Freak Of The Week would have been someone from Florida or LSU.
- October 15: Alvin Kamara of Tennessee
- October 22: Jordan Jones of Kentucky
- October 29: There was no Freak Of The Week due to the game being at a nuetral site with no exact team location. Instead, in the spirit of Halloween, Tebow & Marcus "created" their own scariest player based on how good different players were from the SEC.
- November 5: Jeremiah Ledbetter of Arkansas
- November 12: Florida Secondary of Florida
- November 19: Derrius Guice of LSU
- November 26: O. J. Howard of Alabama
- Freak of the Year: Jordan Jones of Kentucky & Myles Garrett of Texas A&M
References
- ↑ http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/espns-sec-nation-pregame-show-adds-host-maria-taylor-reporter-laura-rutledge.html
- ↑ "Hurricane Matthew causes SEC to postpone LSU-Florida game" (Press release). ESPN. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ↑ "FLORIDA-LSU POSTPONED" (Press release). University of Florida Department of Athletics. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ↑ "SEC: LSU-Florida Football Postponed" (Press release). Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11987944 Tebow's Freak of the Year, espn.go.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=13588095 Freak of the Week, espn.go.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=13743353 Freak of the Week, espn.go.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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