Arkansas-Alabama headlines SEC early season TV schedule
Every year, it happens. The summer winds down near the end of July, and over a couple weeks we get a full dose of college football previews from every conference before teams open fall camp in August.
SEC Media Days begin on Tuesday, officially kicking off the preseason calendar for the 2012 season. The conference began the excitement on Monday by releasing the television schedule for the first three weeks of the season.
Grab your agendas, calendars, or write these dates/times on your hand in sharpie. From South Carolina - Vanderbilt and the Chick-fil-A kickoff games in Week 1 to Alabama at Arkansas in Week 3 as the SEC on CBS opener; there are plenty of notable showdowns in this early schedule.
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Check out the full SEC television schedule (courtesy of the SEC Digital Network) and let us know what game you are anticipating the most in the comment section below.
| Date | Game | Network | Time | |||
| Week 1 | ||||||
| (Thu.) Aug. 30 | South Carolina at Vanderbilt | ESPN | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Thu.) Aug. 30 | Texas A&M at Louisiana Tech (Shreveport, La.) | ESPNU | 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT | |||
| (Fri.) Aug. 31 | Tennessee vs. N.C. State (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Atlanta, Ga.) | ESPNU | 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 1 | Buffalo at Georgia | SEC Network | 12:21 p.m. ET/11:21 a.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 1 | Bowling Green at Florida | ESPN | 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 1 | Auburn vs. Clemson (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Atlanta, Ga.) | ESPN | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 1 | North Texas at LSU | ESPNU | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 1 | Jackson State at Mississippi State | FSN | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 1 | Alabama vs. Michigan (Cowboys Classic, Arlington, Texas) | ABC | 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 1 | Central Arkansas at Ole Miss | PPV | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 1 | Jacksonville State at Arkansas | PPV | TBA | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 1 | Southeastern Louisiana at Missouri | PPV | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sun.) Sept. 2 | Kentucky at Louisville | ESPN | 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT | |||
| Week 2 | ||||||
| (Sat.) Sept. 8 | Auburn at Mississippi State | ESPN | 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 8 | East Carolina at South Carolina | SEC Network | 12:21 p.m. ET/11:21 a.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 8 | Florida at Texas A&M | ESPN | 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 8 | Western Kentucky at Alabama | SEC Network | 3:39 p.m. ET/2:39 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 8 | Washington at LSU | ESPN | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 8 | UTEP at Ole Miss | FSN | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 8 | Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas (Little Rock, Ark.) | ESPNU | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 8 | Kent State at Kentucky | CSS | 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 8 | Georgia at Missouri | ESPN2 | 7:45 p.m. ET/6:45 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 8 | Vanderbilt at Northwestern | Big Ten Network | 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 8 | Georgia State at Tennessee | PPV | TBA | |||
| Week 3 | ||||||
| (Sat.) Sept. 15 | Louisiana-Monroe at Auburn | SEC Network | 12:21 p.m. ET/11:21 a.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 15 | Presbyterian at Vanderbilt | CSS | 12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 15 | Alabama at Arkansas | CBS Sports | 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 15 | Texas A&M at SMU | FSN | 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 15 | Florida at Tennessee | ESPN | 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 15 | Arizona State at Missouri | ESPN2 | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 15 | Western Kentucky at Kentucky | ESPNU | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 15 | UAB at South Carolina | FSN | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 15 | Mississippi State at Troy | ESPN3 | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 15 | Florida Atlantic at Georgia | CSS | 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 15 | Idaho at LSU | PPV | 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Sept. 15 | Texas at Ole Miss | ESPN | 9:15 p.m. ET/8:15 p.m. CT | |||
| Week 4 | ||||||
| (Sat.) Sept. 22 | Ole Miss at Tulane | FSN | 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT | |||
| Week 9 | ||||||
| (Sat.) Oct. 27 | Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.) | CBS Sports | 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT | |||
| Week 10 | ||||||
| (Sat.) Nov. 3 | CBS Doubleheader - Game 1 | CBS Sports | 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Nov. 3 | Alabama at LSU | CBS Sports | 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT | |||
| Week 11 | ||||||
| (Sat.) Nov. 10 | CBS Doubleheader - Game 1 | CBS Sports | 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT | |||
| (Sat.) Nov. 10 | CBS Doubleheader - Game 2 | CBS Sports | 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT | |||
| Week 13 | ||||||
| (Fri.) Nov. 23 | LSU at Arkansas | CBS Sports | 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT | |||
| Week 14 | ||||||
| (Sat.) Dec. 1 | SEC Championship Game (Atlanta, Ga.) | CBS Sports | 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT | |||
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